Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Donaghintraine, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Donaghintraine
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.25450, -8.84398
- SMR number
- SL012-041----
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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 low rise in rough pasture. Raised circular flat-topped area (diam. 16.5m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.6m at S; 1.6m at NE) which is highest at N-E where the builders utilised a naturally-occurring slope. Located off-centre to E within the interior is a smaller circular enclosure (SL012-041001-).
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Promontory fort - coastalunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.