Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Scurmore, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Scurmore
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.18954, -9.11152
- SMR number
- SL016-053----
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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 S-facing terrace close to the base of a low NW-SE ridge. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 32m) enclosed by a substantial bank (Wth 4.9-5.5m; int. H 0.8-1.4m; ext. H 1.1m at N, 2m at S). The S half of the enclosure has been built up to compensate for the natural S-facing slope and create a relatively level interior. A break (Wth c. 2m) in the bank at ESE may represent the original entrance. There is another rath (SL016-052----) c. 60m to NNW.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - bowl-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.