Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyeeskeen, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyeeskeen
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.25027, -8.84577
- SMR number
- SL012-044001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
In pasture, situated on the NE side of a naturally-occurring N-S rise in pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 24.6m) enclosed by a substantial bank of earth and stone (Wth 5.9m; int. H 0.65m at N, 0.9m at S; ext. H 1.7m at N, 0.9m at S). A break (Wth 3m)in bank at E may represent original entrance. There is a small mound (SL012-044002-) c. 20 to SE.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Cistunder 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.