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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
54.27671, -8.39895
SMR number
SL015-041001-

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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 slight rise on slight S-facing slope 30 to N of N shore of Colgagh Lough, in low-lying gently undulating pasture. Slightly raised roughly circular area (dims. 20m N-S; 19m E-W) enclosed by a low narrow bank of earth and stone (Wth 1.65m; int. H 0.3m). At the external foot of the bank are a fosse (Wth 1.35m) and an external bank of earth and stone (Wth 1m; int. H 0.2m). The internal bank is best preserved NE-SW with only traces visible SW-NNW. From NNW-NE the bank is absent and the edge of the monument is defined by a straight WNW-ESE orientated relic drystone wall. The fosse is best preserved SE-SW with very slight traces only visible NE-SE and SW-NNW. From NNW-NE the fosse is not visible. The external earth and stone bank encloses the site SE-SW with only very slight traces visible NE-SE and SW-NNW. The original entrance is not recognisable. The interior of the site is slightly domed. A hut site (SL015-041002-) is located in the centre of 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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