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Ringfort - rath

Skibbolecorragh, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Skibbolecorragh, 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
Skibbolecorragh
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
54.26971, -8.65704
SMR number
SL013-025----

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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 NE-facing slope immediately above sea cliffs. Circular platform (diam. 33.5m), enclosed by a wide bank of earth and stone (Wth. 8.5m; H 1.2m) with evidence for stone kerbing at its internal foot and stone revetment at its external face, atop a partially naturally-occurring mound of earth and stone (H 1.7m - 5.5m). At the foot of the mound is a fosse (Wth. 2.5m - 3m) with an outer bank (Wth. 4.3m; H 1.1m) which has evidence of stone revetment at its inner face. The outer bank is levelled from NW-N-NE. Break in inner bank at NE (Wth. 3m) with accompanying causeway probably represents original entrance. A large portion of the E of the site is occupied by 'The Derk Hole' a naturally-occurring sea inlet. Within the SE quadrant is a raised area with a hollow to one 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.

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