Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballinlig (tireragh By.), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinlig (tireragh By.)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.23533, -8.63448
- SMR number
- SL019-047----
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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 rise in undulating coastal pasture. Oval platform (dims. 37m NNW-SSE; 29m ENE-WSW), enclosed by a substantial bank of earth and stone (Wth. 7.5m; 0.75m), atop a steep-sided mound of earth and stone (H 2.45m). There are traces of a internal stone kerb at SE. In the SE quadrant the upper edge of the bank is revetted with boulders. At the foot of the mound at SW and SE is a fosse (Wth. 3m) with an outer bank (Wth. 4.6m; H 0.7m). Stone-line break in inner bank at SSE (Wth. 1.45m) with accompanying ramp marks original entrance.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Cistercian monksunder 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.