Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Spring Garden, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Spring Garden
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.22145, -8.68095
- SMR number
- SL019-086----
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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 slight rise in wet, lowlying pasture. Large raised oval area (dims. 48m WNW-ESE; 39m NNE-SSW) defined by a low scarp (H 0.5m) upon which is a drystone wall which is similar in construction to nearby field boundary walls. At the foot of the scarp are ephemeral remains of a fosse (Wth. c.4m). At the outer lip of the fosse from N-NNE-NE is an outer bank (Wth. 4m; int. H 0.4m) which merges with a NW-SE field wall at NE. Original entrance not recognisable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.