Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyglass (tireragh By., Dromore Ed), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyglass (tireragh By., Dromore Ed)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.24080, -8.84951
- SMR number
- SL018-012----
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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 E side of a NNW-SSE ridge overlooking a bend in the Doonbeakin River c. 15m downslope to NE. Raised circular area (diam. 22m) enclosed by a largely levelled bank (Wth c. 4.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.9m) of earth and stone. Between 3m and 4m out from the outer foot of this bank are ephemeral remains of a levelled second bank. At SE the outer bank, which at this point is relatively intact (Wth. 2.8m; ext. H 0.8m), appears to breaks from its regular curvilinear circuit and extends outwards to enclose an approximately rectangular area (12m NW–SE; 10m NE–SW).
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.