Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lavally (tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lavally (tirerrill By.)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.18825, -8.34548
- SMR number
- SL021-094----
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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
In marshy ground, at the top of the N-facing slope of a ridge. A raised circular area (diam. 32m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 4.9m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.75m) and an external fosse (Wth 3m). Remains of an outer bank (Wth 2m; ext. H 0.6m) are evident along the S and SW arcs. The inner bank is stone faced externally. The entrance (Wth 3m) is at E.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005).
Date of upload: 18 January 2008
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cursing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.