Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Tullnagracken North, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tullnagracken North
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.25299, -8.46669
- SMR number
- SL014-226----
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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
In gentle undulating pasture, on a prominent site on the W edge of a modern housing estate. Extensive views in all directions. A circular area (diam 25.5m) is enclosed by a bank (int H at N 1.3m; int H at S 0.55m; ext. H at N 1.3m; ext. H at S 0.3m; Wth 1.16m). There was no fosse or no entrance feature evident. The site is heavily overgrown with scrub.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 21 April 2011
Nearby in the register
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- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.