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Ringfort - rath

Culleens, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Culleens, 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
Culleens
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.21230, -9.00186
SMR number
SL017-033001-

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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)
  • 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

Situated on top of a N-S ridge in pasture. Raised circular area (diam. 34.3m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3.3-4.9m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.4m), with internal stone revetment, and an outer fosse (Wth 3m; ext. D 0.7m). From NW-N-NNE the bank has been incorporated into a later field boundary and a modern E-W trackway overlies the fosse. A partially blocked-up break (present Wth 6m) in bank, with accompanying causeway over the fosse, represents the original entrance. Built against the inner face of the bank at W is a possible house site (SL017-033002-). The OS Name Books (vol. 1, 460) recorded that this site was known locally as 'Rath Mic Corcaige' (MacCorkey's Rath). There is an enclosure (SL017-033003-) 8m to W.

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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