Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cloonaderavally, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonaderavally
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.22705, -9.06523
- SMR number
- SL016-007----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated at the NW edge of a N-S ridge in undulating pasture. Raised circular platform (diam. 50m) defined by a substantial earthen bank (Wth 4.1m at S, 7.7m at N; int. H 0.6m at S, 1.2m at N). The external slope of the bank (ext. H 1.2m at S, 3m at N) is enhanced, especially on the W–N side, by the natural slope of the ridge. At the foot of the bank at NNW–NE is a fosse (Wth 5.5m, 3m at base). The fosse is not evident at E–SE but at WSW–NW, where the external ground level falls away steeply, there is a sloping terrace (Wth. 3.5m). A break (Wth 3m) in the bank at ESE may mark original entrance. The basal portion of a drystone wall (H 0.6m) is visible at the external face of the bank at N. Fragments of animal bones are visible in exposed sections of the bank.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.