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Ringfort - rath

Ballygilcash, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballygilcash, 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
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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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 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

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

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