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Ringfort - rath

Killeenduff (Tireragh By.), County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Killeenduff, County Sligo, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Killeenduff (Tireragh By.)
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.27858, -8.92331
SMR number
SL011-129----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a slight rise in gently undulating pasture. Slightly raised roughly circular area (diam. 20m) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 1.95m; int. H 0.45m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. The bank is made up of an earth and stone core and is revetted on the inner and outer sides from NW-E, at SE and at NW, by limestone slabs laid on edge. A break (Wth 1.1m), also stone lined with limestone slabs, through the bank at NE marks the position of the original entrance. From NNW-N-NE the bank is incorporated into an E-W field boundary. A large irregular quarry hole (dims. 9m E-W; 13m N-S; D 0.6m) lies in the centre of the interior. A relic field bank (SL011-129002-), possible part of a field system, lies 6m to the W of the rath.

Compiled by: Mark Keegan

Date of upload: 19 January 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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