Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Ballyfaris, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyfaris
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.25426, -8.76709
- SMR number
- SL012-074----
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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 in lowlying, poorly-drained pasture, with a stream adjacent to N and higher ground immediately to E. Raised trapezoidal platform (25m ENE–WSW; 27m NNE–SSW at NNE end, 20m at SSW end) enclosed by a low earthen bank (Wth 3.4m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.6m) with a wide, deep external fosse (Wth. 4.5m). At the outer lip of the fosse, on the E and S sides, there is a second bank (Wth. 4.4m; int. H 1.8m; ext. H 0.3m), which has been levelled on the W and N sides. Corresponding breaks (Wth 2m) in the banks, with an accompanying causeway across the fosse, in the centre of the E side represents the original entrance.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.