Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowneden (tireragh By.), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowneden (tireragh By.)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.22085, -9.05501
- SMR number
- SL016-030----
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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
In level pasture, situated on a low rise overlooked by a ridge of higher ground to W. Raised circular area (diam. 28m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.7m; int. H 0.4-0.6m; ext. H 1.6m at E, 2m at W). An infilled external fosse may be indicated at E–S by a band (Wth 6m) of irises, and at SW–N by the intervening gap (Wth 4.8m) between the rath bank and a curving field bank, which may be a modification of an original external bank. At NE and E the fosse is truncated by a NW-SE modern field boundary. Original entrance was probably at SE. Within the NE quadrant, close to the inner face of the bank, is a hollow area (dims. 4m x 3m; D 0.8m) of unknown significnce.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.