Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Corskeagh, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Corskeagh
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.20398, -8.66372
- SMR number
- SL019-173----
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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 plateau, bordered at S by a cliff face, on the upper slopes of the Ox Mountains. Slightly raised oval area (18.5m E-W; 16m N-S) enclosed by the remains of a wall of drystone masonry (Wth. 2.8m; int. H 0.4-0.7m) which is best preserved at NE and E. Although poorly preserved at W, internal kerbing is identifiable. Poorly defined breaks in the wall at W (Wth. 2-2.5m) and SE (Wth. 1.6m). Projecting into the interior from the inner face of the wall at NW is a slightly raised circular area (diam. c. 5m) defined at SE and S by a low scarp (H 0.35m) and at NE and E by an ephemeral stony rise. Appended to the outer face of the 'wall' at SW is a small pennanular structure (3m N-S; 2.5m E-W) defined by a roughly built stone wall, probably a sheepfold (SL019-173002-). A short distance W of the site is the remains of a second enclosure (SL019-173001-).
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 12 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crucifixion plaqueunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.