Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballinlig (tireragh By.), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinlig (tireragh By.)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.24417, -8.63362
- SMR number
- SL013-085----
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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 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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.