Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Drinaghan More, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Drinaghan More
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.23318, -9.02735
- SMR number
- SL017-006----
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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 low rise in lowlying, level pasture. Raised circular area (diam. 24.4m) enclosed by a low bank (Wth 4-4.3m; int. H 0.2-0.6m; ext. H 1.5-2m) of earth and stone, with an external fosse (Wth 3m; ext. D 0.4m) which has a modern field boundary at its outer edge from WSW-N-NNE. The fosse is clearly defined only ont he N half of the rath. Stone-lined break (Wth 1.8m) in bank at E represents original entrance. A short distance S of the centre of the enclosed area is a linear bank (L 3m; Wth. 1.8m; max H 0.4m).
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.