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Ringfort - cashel

Carrickoneilleen, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - cashel, Carrickoneilleen, 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
Carrickoneilleen
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
54.27877, -8.34550
SMR number
SL015-126----

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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 moderate S-facing slope of hillock in natural ash wood. Oval area (dims. 20m E-W; 18m N-S) enclosed by a drystone wall of random limestone rubble (Wth 0.6-1; int. H 1.3-1.5m; ext. H 0.3-1.3m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. From S-NW the wall is extant with the inner and outer sides intact. From NW-NE the inner face of the wall is intact while the exterior side has collapsed. From NE-S only the footings of the wall remain. The original entrance is not recognisable. The interior of the site has been levelled up and raised on the S side to compensate for the underlying natural slope while the N side is lower than external ground level.

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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