Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Longford Demesne, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Longford Demesne
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.21706, -8.66234
- SMR number
- SL019-105001-
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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 low rise in undulating pasture. Depicted as a copse or quarry on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Raised approx. oval area (dims. 37.6m E-W; 30.8m N-S) enclosed by the grass-covered remains of a drystone wall (Wth. 5m - 5.8m; int. H 0.5m - 1m) which incorporates heaps of field clearance stones. There are wide breaks in the wall at NW and SE. Just outside the bank at SE is evidence for a souterrain (SL019-105002-). Adjoining the E side of the cashel is a rectangular enclosure (SL019-105003-).
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.