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Ringfort - rath

Ballygreighan, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballygreighan, 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
Ballygreighan
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.24394, -8.79027
SMR number
SL012-068001-

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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

Situated on an E-W rise or low ridge in pasture. The ground level falls away to the N. Large raised circular area (68.8m E-W; 66m N-S) defined by a scarp (ext. H 1.5m at E, 0.8m at W), with slight traces of the original bank (Wth c. 3.5m) at NW. The entrance is not clearly defined but may have been at SW where the internal ground level is lowest relative to the exterior. Within the SE quadrant is a possible house (SL012-068002-). The NW quadrant is separated from the remainder by a curving bank (Wth 3-3.5m; H 0.7-0.9m). Large stones set in the bank may be remnants of stone facing. Constructed against the inner face of this bank, within the SE portion of the area it encloses, are the remains of a possible house (SL012-068003-). The NW quadrant is further sub-divided by low bank which extends from the NW corner of the house site to the perimeter at NNW. There is a holy well (SL012-067001-) at the base of the slope c. 90m to N.

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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