Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyfaris, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyfaris
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.25045, -8.76783
- SMR number
- SL012-077001-
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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 level ground at the break of slope on the N side of a low ridge. Raised oval area (24.8m NNW-SSE; 20.8m ENE-WSW) enclosed by an earthen bank of (Wth 3.1m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.2m, at W) whose external face may have been faced with stone. At N the bank merges with the natural slope of the ridge. It has been levelled at E. Within the internal area at E is a hut site (SL012-077002-) with a second hut site (SL012-077003-) adjoining its S side.
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.