Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrownaknockan, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownaknockan
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.24883, -8.74396
- SMR number
- SL012-090----
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on the N-facing slope of a low ridge in pasture. Raised subcircular area (35m NW-SE; 29m NE-SW) enclosed by a substantial bank (Wth. 5.45 at N, 7m at S; int. H 1.3 at S, 0.5m at N; ext. H 1.9m at S, 1.7m at N) with an external fosse (Wth. 4.6m; max. D 0.85m) which has been largely infilled at W and is not evident at N. Original entrance was probably on the N–NE side where is interior is lowest relative to exterior ground level.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - passage tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.