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Ringfort - cashel

Magheraghanrush Or Deer Park, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - cashel, Magheraghanrush Or Deer Park, 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
Magheraghanrush Or Deer Park
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Cashel
Coordinates
54.27709, -8.38403
SMR number
SL015-052001-

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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 slight S-facing slope n gently undulating elevated pasture. Circular area (diam. 23m) defined by a broad internal bank of rubble limestone (Wth 3.8m; int. H 0.8m). At the external foot of the bank is a level berm (Wth 1.45m) and a mostly collapsed drystone wall (Wth 3.35m; int. H 0.8-1.1m). Immediately outside the drystone wall is a berm (Wth 0.8-1.4m) and an irregular outer bank of limestone (Wth 2.5-3.15m; int. H 0.2-0.4m). The outer bank has an irregular profile being very low and broad in many areas may not be original (M. A. Timoney pers. comm.). A narrow poorly defined break (Wth 1.4m) in the inner bank at S marks the position of the original entrance. Aligned with the break in the inner bank is a break (Wth 1.3) in the second wall that is lined on either side with drystone un-coursed walling. A poorly defined break (Wth 0.4m) in the outer bank that is not aligned with the other breaks and is likely to be modern. The W one-third of the interior is raised and the remains of a souterrain (SL015-052002-) are located within this slight rise. (O'Rorke 1890, 466, 1 fig., JRSAI 1890-91, 578-9, ITA Survey, GSI G352-3).

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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