Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballygilcash, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballygilcash
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.25672, -8.86714
- SMR number
- SL012-033001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a NE-facing slope in poorly drained pasture. Raised subcircular area (28.6m NW-SE; 24.6m NE-SW) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank (Wth 4.6-6.7m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.55-2.3m). A fosse, evident as a shallow depression (Wth 4.5-5m), can be traced at the outer foot of the bank at NE-SE. A break in bank (Wth. 4.4m) at E, with traces of an accompanying causeway across the fosse, represents the original entrance. At the inner foot of the bank at SE-SW is a low terrace (Wth 3m; H 0.4m). Incorporated into this and built against the inner face of the bank at S is a subrectangular platform (6.8m E-W; 4.8m N-S; H 0.8m), possibly the remains of a house(SL012-033002-). There is a possible rath (SL012-034----) c. 95m to ESE.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.