Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Magheraghanrush Or Deer Park, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Magheraghanrush Or Deer Park
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.27749, -8.37210
- SMR number
- SL015-059001-
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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 SW-facing slope, in undulating upland, in a coniferous forestry. The cashel is overlooked by higher ground on the NE side and overlooks a narrow N-S orientated valley to the W. Oval area (60-65m NW−SE; c. 55m NE−SW) enclosed by a bank of rubble limestone (Wth 4.6m; int. H 0.5m). An E-W orientated field wall extends across the S edge of the cashel intersecting with the bank at SE and at SW. A subrectangular area (c. 15m E−W; c. 17m N−S), partitioned off by a rubble wall, is shown in the S half of the interior on the 1937 OS 6-inch map, and was recorded by Milligan (1890-1, 579) in the late 1800’s. Also shown on the 1937 OS 6-inch edition is a circular feature in the N half of the cashel interior, most likely the circular hut site (SL015-059004-) recorded by Milligan (ibid. 579), who also noted a souterrain (SL015-059002-) in the W half and a bullaun stone (SL015-059003-) in the E half of the interior. No traces of any of these internal features were evident when the cashel was inspected in 2003.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of revised upload: 15 August 2016
References
Milligan, S.F. 1890-91 Ancient forts in County Sligo. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 21, 574-82.
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.