Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Skreen Beg, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Skreen Beg
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.25096, -8.73672
- SMR number
- SL013-039001-
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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 slight rise adjacent to farmyard. Raised, roughly circular area (dims. 25m E-W; 22m N-S) enclosed by a narrow earthen bank (Wth 3.6m; int. H 0.3m). From SW- W the bank has been removed and the defining element is a (H 0.8m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. Break in bank at ENE (Wth 4m) marks original entrance. Extending into the interior from the inner face of the bank at NE is a house site (SL013-039002-) whilst 2m N of the external foot of the rath's enclosing bank is a possible hut site (SL013:039003-).
Compiled by: Mark Keegan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- House - early medievalunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - early medievalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.