Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gerrib Little, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gerrib Little
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.24678, -8.71262
- SMR number
- SL013-047----
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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 low rise in undulating ground with a large stream to W and S. Depicted as a subcircular or oval-shaped enclosure on all editions of the OS 6-inch map. Largely levelled. Remains comprise a raised circular area (diam. c.40m) defined by a scarp (H 0.05m - 0.5m). No surviving remains of bank, fosse or entrance feature.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.