Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Tanrego East Or Carrowmore, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tanrego East Or Carrowmore
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.22352, -8.61667
- SMR number
- SL019-139----
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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 in rolling pasture. Raised circular area (25.9m E-W; 24m N-S) enclosed by a low bank (Wth 2.2-4.5m; int. H 0.3m) with both internal and external stone kerbing. No fosse. Small stones protruding from ground level extend across a break (Wth. 2m) in the bank at E. Second gap (Wth 2m) at NW . Within the interior are traces of a possible souterrain (SL019-139001-). The monument has been planted with coniferous trees.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Standing stone - pairunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - court tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.