Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Spring Garden, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Spring Garden
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.22318, -8.68269
- SMR number
- SL019-084----
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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 in lowlying pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 21.7m) defined by a degraded bank of earth and stone (Wth. 4m; int. H 0.4m) which has been incorporated into the field boundary from SW-W-NW. No fosse. Original entrance not recognisable. At N and NE the interior has been substantially raised to create a level platform.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.