Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Aughris (tireragh By.), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Aughris (tireragh By.)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.26548, -8.77913
- SMR number
- SL012-122001-
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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, located on a low elevation. Not marked on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Slightly raised circular area (diam. c. 22m) enclosed at SW–NW by an earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.6m). At the outer foot of the bank at NW is a short length of fosse (Wth 2.4m; D 1m). The E two-thirds of the site have been levelled and its outline is barely discernible. Adjacent to the inner face of the bank at NW is an opening to a souterrain (SL012-122002-). There is another rath (SL012-019----) c. 100m to SW. According to local information, a stone sculpture (SL012-122003-) was found in the souterrain.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Stone sculptureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - passage tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.