Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Colgagh, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Colgagh
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.27820, -8.40635
- SMR number
- SL015-034001-
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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 moderate SW-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. A steep S-facing natural slope falls away immediately to the S of the site. Circular area (diam. 20m) enclosed by a bank of rubble limestone (Wth 3.3-3.5m; int. H 0.2-1.3m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. Due to the underlying natural slope, the interior of the site is lower than external ground level NW-NE and higher than external ground level elsewhere. The original entrance is not recognisable. A relic roughly rectangular quarry hole (dims. 4m E-W; 2m N-D; D 0.4m) is located to SE of centre in the interior. A second overgrown relic quarry (diam c.4m; D c.0.4m) is located to SW of centre in the interior.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 21 April 2011
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.