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Ringfort - rath

Skreen Beg, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Skreen Beg, 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
Skreen Beg
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.25096, -8.73672
SMR number
SL013-039001-

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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 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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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