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
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.23777, -8.85246
- SMR number
- SL018-013----
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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 the top of a NW-SE ridge. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 22m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.8-3m; int. H 0.1m at NE, 0.65m at SW; ext. H 1.2m at NE; 0.6m at SW). The rath straddles a natural slope which results in a more pronounced external slope to the bank at NE. From ENE-S, the bank is truncated by a NE-SW field boundary. There is a break (Wth. 2m) in bank at S but it does not appear to be the original entrance.
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.