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Ringfort - rath

Carrowkeel (Tireragh By.),Lismacbryan, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Carrowkeel, Lismacbryan, 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
Carrowkeel (Tireragh By.),Lismacbryan
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Lisdoo
Coordinates
54.21356, -8.64040
SMR number
SL019-130----

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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

Situated on an eminence at the NW edge of a N-S ridge. Raised circular area (diam. 23m) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth. 5m; int. H 0.3m) except at E where the defining element is a steep scarp (H 1.7m). At the outer foot of the bank and scarp from SSW-W-NNW is a space (Wth. 2m) and a second bank (Wth. 3.8m; int. H 0.7m). At the outer foot of the second bank is a second space (Wth. 3m) and the levelled remains of a third bank (Wth. 1.7m; ext. H 0.65m) which may be the last remnants of a later field boundary. At NNW this bank merges with a field boundary which curves around the site from NNW-N-ENE and which marks the boundary between Lismacbryan and Carrowkeel townlands. From SE-SSE-S the two outer spaces and banks have been destroyed by quarrying. Original entrance not recognisable. A low ENE-WSW field wall bisects the internal area.

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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