Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Bellafarney, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bellafarney
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.21898, -8.92736
- SMR number
- SL017-039----
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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 at the top of the steep W slope of the Easky River valley. Raised circular area (21.5m N-S; 18.85m E-W) enclosed by a substantial drystone wall (Wth 2.5m; int. H 1.75-2m; ext H 2-2.5m) which has been repaired in places in relatively modern times. Narrow entrance (Wth. 0.5m) at S. Built into the thickness of the wall at SW is a small subrectangular chamber (1.75m NW-SE; 1.5m NE-SW) which is entered by a gap (1m) at the NW end of its NE wall. Massive, drystone-built, linear field walls extend from the cashel wall at S and W.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.