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Ringfort - rath

Drumnagoal, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Drumnagoal, 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
Drumnagoal
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
54.22161, -8.71956
SMR number
SL019-075----

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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

At the NW end of a low ridge in rough pasture. Raised approximately oval-shaped area (dims. 41.8m NW-SE; 30.6m NE-SW) enclosed by two close-set concentric rings of large slabs and boulders (max H 0.6m). The earth and rubble which presumably occupied the intervening space (Wth. 1.2m - 2m) does not survive. The double kerb is punctuated by a number of gaps of various sizes. From SSW-W-WNW the perimeter has been incorporated into a NW-SE field boundary. At N, adjacent to a wide gap, is a single stone set traversly to the remainder of the kerb stones which may mark the original entrance location.

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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