Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Frankford, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Frankford
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.21259, -9.06842
- SMR number
- SL016-028----
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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)
- 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On an E-facing slope of a low ridge. Raised circular area (diam 30m) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth. 3.2m; int. H 0.6m) with an external fosse (Wth. 3.5m; D 0.7m). This latter feature is well preserved on the upslope at the W half of the monument (Wth. 3.2m; int. H 0.6m) but is absent elsewhere. Original entrance not recognisable. The internal area slope gently from W to E but 12m from the E bank is a low terrace or step extending N-S across the site. Tradition of a souterrain c.400m SW of this monument.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.