Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Farranyharpy, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Farranyharpy
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.24354, -8.74734
- SMR number
- SL012-094----
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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
Situated on a low hillock in rough pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 21m) enclosed by a bank (Wth. 3m; H 0.8m) of earth and stone, with evidence of internal and external stone kerbing. A break (Wth. 2m) in the bank at SE, whose S terminal is faced with stone, represents the original entrance. There is a another rath (SL012-093001-) c. 140m to E, and an enclosure (SL012-095003-) c. 65m to NE.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.