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Ringfort - rath

Corwillick, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Corwillick, 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
Corwillick
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
54.26334, -8.36958
SMR number
SL015-084----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on NE shore of small lake, at base of slight SW-facing slope, in gently undulating pasture. The SW half of the site extends out into the lake. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 25m) enclosed by a bank of earth and stone (Wth 2.2m; int. H 0.2m). At the external foot of the bank is a fosse (Wth 4.4m; D 1m). The bank is best preserved NNE-E and at WNW. Elsewhere itis visible as a slight rise only. The internal face of the bank is revetted with blocks of rubble stone NNE-E giving a vertical inner profile. The fosse encloses the site NW-SE and is absent elsewhere where the external base of the bank falls directly into the lake water. A break (Wth 2m) in the bank at NE with a causeway across the fosse marks the position of the original entrance. A NE-SW orientated drystone wall crosses the fosse to link to the external face of the bank at NNE.

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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