Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rinroe, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rinroe
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Rathmulcah Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Rathmulcah Fort
- Coordinates
- 54.17168, -9.12598
- SMR number
- SL022-004001-
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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 low ridge in undulating pasture affording excellent views over the estuary of the River Moy c. 350m to W. Large circular platform (diam. 66m) enclosed by a wide earthen bank (Wth 9.3-1.1m; int. H 0.9-1.8m; ext. H 3.6m at N, 5.3m at S) with a broad steep external slope. At the external foot of the bank is a wide, deep fosse (Wth 8-9m; ext. D 1.3m), with an outer bank (Wth 3.2m; ext. H 0.2-0.8m) which is well preserved only at SE-SW. The outer bank has been levelled and the fosse infilled at NNW-NE as a consequence of the construction of an ENE-WSW field boundary. A break in the inner bank (Wth 5m) at E, with an accompanying causeway (Wth 4m) across the fosse, represents original entrance. There is another break in the bank at NW. Within the internal area is a souterrain (SL022-004002-). The OS Letters (1836, 272, 340-1, (111, 141-2)) recorded that the monument was called 'Rath Maolchatha'.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.