Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowgilhooly, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowgilhooly
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.25485, -8.68061
- SMR number
- SL013-063001-
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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 the W-facing slope of a ridge in undulating pasture. Two conjoined enclosures are marked on the 1913 edition of the OS 6-inch map. However only one is marked on the 1837 edition. This enclosure, a rath, comprises an approximately oval-shaped raised area (dims. 37m NE-SW; 21m NW-SE) enclosed by a bank of earth and stone revetted with stones (Wth. 3.3m; int. H 0.55m). No fosse. Break in bank at E (Wth. 2.2m) may represent original entrance. The second enclosure (SL013-063002-) adjoined the ENE of this monument.
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Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Hilltop enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.