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Ringfort - rath

Colgagh, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Colgagh, 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
Colgagh
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
54.27762, -8.40507
SMR number
SL015-035001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1869 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 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)
  • 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a moderate S-facing slope, in gently undulating pasture. Natural ground falls away sharply from the site ESE-W. Roughly circular area (dims. 28m N-S; 27m E-W) enclosed by a low broad bank of earth and stone (Wth 4.6m; int. H 0.6m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. The bank encloses the site W-E. From E-W the site is defined by a near vertical scarp (ext. H 1.5-3m) formed by cutting back a natural slope. The unmodified natural slope links to the edge of the rath at E and at W. The original entrance is not recognisable. The drystone footings of a stone structure are located to SE of centre in the interior consisting of an E-W orientated section of drystone wall (L 4m; T 0.6m; H 0.2m) linking at its E end at a right angle to a N-S orientated section of drystone wall (L 2m; T 0.6m; H 0.2m). The remains of a possible souterrain (SL015-035002-) are located to WNW of centre in the interior.

Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan

Date of upload: 21 April 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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