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Ringfort - rath

Farranyharpy, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Farranyharpy, 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
Farranyharpy
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.24366, -8.75002
SMR number
SL012-093001-

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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-ocurring rise at the base of an E-facing of a NW-SE ridge in rough pasture. Raised subcircular area (27m E-W; 22m N-S) enclosed by a low bank (Wth 2.7m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.2m) of earth and stone which may have been internally faced with stones. At the outer foot of the bank at the W half of the site is a fosse (Wth 2-3m) with an external bank (Wth. 3.3m; int. H 1.7m; ext. H 0.2m). At N–S the fosse and external bank area replaced by a terrace-like feature, with a steep external slope (H 2.45m at N, 2m at E), merging with the natural slope of the rise. A break (Wth 2-2.4m) in inner bank at NE, facing a sloping ramp-like feature, represents original entrance. Adjoining the NE of the rath is a small roughly triangular enclosure (SL012-093003-). Extending E from the rath is a field system (SL012-093002-). There is possible mound barrow (SL021-092----) c. 20m to SW, a rath (SL012-091----) c. 190m to W, and another rath (SL012-094----) c. 140m to E.

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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