Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Doonflin Upper, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Doonflin Upper
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.22699, -8.76740
- SMR number
- SL018-072001-
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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)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated at the N edge of the top of a low rise or knoll in undulating pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 20.4m) enclosed by a much degraded bank (Wth 1.7-1.9m; int. H 0.1-0.3m; ext. H 0.5-0.6m) of earth and stone. There is a gap (Wth 1m), whose N terminal is lined with a large slab, at E. Close to the centre of the interior is a small circular hut site (SL018-072002-).
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - court tombunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.