Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballinvally (leyny By., Carrownaskeagh Ed), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinvally (leyny By., Carrownaskeagh Ed)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.16322, -8.66051
- SMR number
- SL025-023----
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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, near the base of a S-facing slope. A slightly raised circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by an earthen bank incorporating some stones. The bank (Wth 2.8m; int. H 1.95m; ext. H 0.5m) is best evident along the N arc while along the S arc it is low internally but substantial (ext. H 2.8m) externally. The N half of the interior is level and, while the S portion is raised to compensate for the hillslope, it retains a slope down to S. In the centre at the break of slope is a large horizontal slab, probably a lintel from a possible souterrain (SL025-023001-).
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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.