Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowcor, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowcor
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.24966, -8.85257
- SMR number
- SL012-043001-
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, situated on top of a N–S ridge, close to the break of slope on the SE side. There is a gentle fall of ground towards a stream c. 50m to E, and a steeper fall of ground at S. Raised circular area (20m N–S; 22.4m E–W) enclosed by a bank (Wth 3.9m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.5-1.8m, at N) of earth and stone. Stones protruding from the external face of the bank may be remnants of stone facing. The interior slopes down from N to S. There is a shallow depression in the S half. There is a possible entrance through the bank at NW. A possible enclosure (SL012-043002-) is located immediately to W.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 3 May 2013
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.