Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Lavagh (tireragh By.), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lavagh (tireragh By.)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.21051, -8.68696
- SMR number
- SL019-145001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 N-facing terrace on the lower slopes of the Ox Mountains. Raised oval area (dims. 28.3m E-W; 21.5m N-S) enclosed by a largely collapsed drystone wall (Wth. 5.4m; int. H 1.3m) which may incorporate field clearance stones. Original entrance not recognisable. Projecting into the interior from the inner face of the wall at S is a possible house site (SL019-145002-) .Built into the external face of the wall at E is a small oval sheep-fold. Immediately adjoining the S portion of the site is a plantation of coniferous trees.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- House - early medievalunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.