Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kingsmountain, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kingsmountain
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.22124, -8.80836
- SMR number
- SL018-066----
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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 on a gentle NE-facing slope in rough, undulating pasture. Circular area (diam. 24.8m) enclosed by a bank of earth and stone (Wth c. 2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.4m) with traces of internal stone kerbing. Field clearance stone has been piled around the perimeter.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.