Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathurlisk, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathurlisk
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.24408, -8.80926
- SMR number
- SL012-060----
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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 top of a ridge with extensive views. Large slightly raised circular area (diam. 72m) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank (Wth 6.3m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 2.3m), with a very shallow external fosse (Wth 3.5-4m) visible at N-SE. A break (Wth 2.7m) in the bank at ESE may represent an original entrance. A wide, level raised area extends in an arc from the bank at S through the internal area towards the bank at E.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.