Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Ballynamona, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynamona
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.27501, -8.34891
- SMR number
- SL015-066----
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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 level summit of broad N-S orientated ridge with the steep natural E-facing slope of the ridge immediately to the E of the site. Raised circular area (diam. 19m) enclosed by a bank of rubble limestone (Wth 7.9m; int. H 0.4m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. The external face of the bank has been rebuilt SSE-SSW as part of an E-W orientated drystone field wall. A break (Wth 2m) in the bank and a slight ramp at SSW marks the position of the original entrance. The remains a possible souterrain (SL015-066001-) are located on the NE side of the interior, 2m within the internal base of the bank.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 21 April 2011
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 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.