Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballard, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballard
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.23157, -8.64778
- SMR number
- SL019-036----
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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 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
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.