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Ringfort - rath

Ballard, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballard, County Sligo, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ballard
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
54.23157, -8.64778
SMR number
SL019-036----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 on a low rise on a NE-SW ridge in pasture. Raised oval area (dims. 32.6m N-S; 28.3m E-W) enclosed by a wide, low bank of earth and stone (Wth. 6.75m; H 0.7m) with traces of a possible internal stone kerb. At W, at the upper edge of the external face of the bank, is a linear length of stone revetment (L 3m) which may be a later feature. At the external foot of the bank from W-NW-N is a fosse (Wth. 3.5m - 4m) with a low outer bank (Wth. 4m; H 0.4m). At SW the outer bank survives as a low rise whilst from WNW-N-NE it is largely overlain by a modern curving field boundary wall. Break in inner bank at E (Wth. 3.3m) with traces of accompanying causeway may represent original entrance. Within the SE quadrant of the internal area is a shallow, circular depression (diam. 2m).

Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan

Date of upload: 19 January 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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