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Ringfort - rath

Ballinlig (Tireragh By.), County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballinlig, 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
Ballinlig (Tireragh By.)
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
54.24417, -8.63362
SMR number
SL013-085----

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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 the summit of a ridge adjacent to the shore of the Finne Estuary in Ballysadare Bay. Raised D-shaped area (dims. 22.7m NE-SW; 9.8m NW-SE) atop a high, steep-sided mound of earth and stone. From NE-E-SSW this is defined by a severely eroded, linear cliff face. Elsewhere the defining element is a scarp (H 3.4m - 3.6m) which has a low bank of earth and stone at its upper edge from SSW-SW-WSW. At the foot of the scarp and bank from SSW-SW-WSW and from NNW-N-NE is a very wide, steep-sided, flat-bottomed fosse (Wth. 11.5m - 12m; D 2m). Original entrance not recognisable. The evidence suggests that the extant remains represents the NW third of a small raised rath, the remainder of which has been eroded away.

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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