Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ardogelly, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardogelly
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.25484, -8.78022
- SMR number
- SL012-069----
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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
Situated at the N end of a low NW-SE ridge in pasture. Raised circular area (diam. 30m) enclosed by a substantial bank of earth and stone (Wth. 3m; H 1m) with an external fosse (Wth. 3m; D 0.9m). At the outer lip of the fosse is a second bank (Wth. 3.8m; H 0.5m). There are traces of a stone kerb at the inner face of the inner bank. Break in inner bank at E may represent original entrance.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.