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Ringfort - rath

Donaghintraine, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Donaghintraine, 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
Donaghintraine
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.25193, -8.85031
SMR number
SL012-042----

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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

In rough pasture, situated on a ridge, overlooking a stream c. 150m to W. Depicted as a circular enclosure on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Raised D-shaped area (37.5m NW-SE; 24.4m NW-SE to fence at NE) enclosed on the curving side at SE-NNW by an earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.9m, at S), and on the straight side to NE by a field fence on a NW-SE axis. To NE of this field fence, the enclosure has been levelled. Original entrance not recognisable. The internal area is occupied by a central gently domed, raised area (diam. 18m N-S; max. H 1.1m). There is a level area (Wth 5.5m - 9m) between this feature and inner foot of the bank.

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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