Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Altans, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Altans
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.24469, -8.84455
- SMR number
- SL012-049----
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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 level ground close to the W bank of a stream. Raised circular area (diam. c. 16m) enclosed by a much degraded, low earthen bank (Wth. c. 3m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 1.1m) which may have been faced with stone. A field fence, on a E-W axis, cuts the S edge of the rath.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Cistunder 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.