Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lackancahill, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lackancahill
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.21734, -9.06353
- SMR number
- SL016-027001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 on a slight elevation in level pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 28.5m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth. 3m; int. H 0.5-0.65m; ext. H 1.6m). The original entrance may be at E where there is a gap (Wth 1.6m). A semi-circular heap of stones roughly in the centre of the enclosed area marks the location of a possible souterrain (SL016-027002-).
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.