Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballymoneen, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymoneen
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.17765, -9.10828
- SMR number
- SL022-007----
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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, narrow N-S ridge in undulating pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 16m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.5-3.8m; int. H 0.2-0.3m; ext. H 0.8-1.2m) with ephemeral traces of a fosse at W and S (Wth. 2m). Original entrance not recognisable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.