Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Formoyle, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Formoyle
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.29156, -8.39438
- SMR number
- SL015-015----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1869 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a very slight SSW-facing slope, in gently undulating pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 24m) enclosed by a broad bank of earth (Wth 3.4m; int. H 0.9m). At the external foot of the bank is a fosse (Wth 3.85m; D 0.25m). From SW-NE the fosse is absent. A NNE-SSW orientated field boundary bank lies along the circuit of the fosse SW-NW. An E-W orientated lane lies along the outer edge of the absent fosse NW-NE. The original entrance is not recognisable. There are small livestock tracks through the bank at NNE (Wth 0.75m), SE (Wth 0.85m) and at SSW (Wth 0.85m).
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 21 April 2011
Nearby in the register
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- Megalithic tomb - court tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.