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Ringfort - rath

Camcuill, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Camcuill, County Sligo, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Camcuill
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.23977, -8.92174
SMR number
SL017-019001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated at the S end of a low ridge a short distance W of the Easky River. Slightly raised circular area (39.25m N-S; 37.5m E-W) enclosed by a much denuded, low bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.2-0.5m) of earth and stone with an external fosse (Wth 1m; D 0.3m) which has been infilled at SW. At the outer lip of the fosse at E and S is a low counterscarp bank (Wth 1.5m; ext. H 0.2m). Within the enclosed area are a number of short lengths of low banks of uncertain antiquity. At the inner face of the bank at NNW is a subrectangular hut site (SL017-019002-). Within the SW quadrant are the remains of an apparently stone-built rectangular building (SL017-019003-).

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.

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