Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Rathosey, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathosey
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.18165, -8.60693
- SMR number
- SL025-015007-
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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 pasture, on a level terrace; the ground slopes down abruptly to E and S and rises gradually to N. A subcircular area (diam. c. 25m) defined by a broad heap of loose stones (Wth 2.5-4.4m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 0.5m) which in a few places have been haphazardly piled to form a wall. The external face is highest (H 2m) along the N and E arcs. The interior slopes slightly down to SE and is strewn with small rock outcrops and field clearance cairns. A small stone shed is built into the slope immediately to SW. Part of a complex of cashels (SL025-015001-; SL025-015002-; SL025-015004-; SL025-015008-; SL025-015012-), enclosures (SL025-015003-; SL025-015011-), a possible enclosure (SL025-015005-), a rath (SL025-015006-) and a hut site (SL025-015010-).
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.