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Ringfort - rath

Ardogelly, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ardogelly, 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
Ardogelly
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.24863, -8.77885
SMR number
SL012-071001-

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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 a naturally-occurring rise in pasture. Raised oval area (29.6m E-W; 26.8m N-S) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank (Wth 6m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 3.1m, at N) with a wide, deep external fosse (Wth 3.5m). At the outer lip of the fosse is a second bank (Wth 5.3m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 2m). At the outer foot of the second bank is a wide space (Wth 5m), probably an infilled fosse. At its outer edge at N and E is a modern field boundary, possibly an adaptation of a third bank. This has been levelled at S and W. A break (Wth 3m) in the inner bank at E, with a corresponding break (Wth 2m) in outer bank, represents the original entrance. Stones protruding from the inner face of the inner bank may be remnants of a facing or kerb. There is a local tradition of a souterrain (SL012-071002-) in the interior of the rath. There is a mound (SL012-071003-) c. 30m SSE of the rath.

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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