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Ringfort - rath

Rockfinlough, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Rockfinlough, County Sligo, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Rockfinlough
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.13892, -8.61114
SMR number
SL025-132----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, on a low roughly circular rise with gently sloping sides. An oval area (51m N-S; 36m E-W) enclosed by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 2m) is generally low internally, particularly along the E arc. The entrance (Wth 1.4m) at E is concealed by overgrowth with some stone facing evident. The fosse (Wth 3m) is evident SE-N though very faint SE-S, replaced by a field boundary N-NE and infilled elsewhere. The outer bank (Wth 3.4m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 0.6m) is evident S-N, replaced by a field boundary N-NE and levelled NE-ESE. The interior is level; an arc of scarp (H 0.3m) N-S faces the entrance in the E half. Both banks are densely overgrown with bushes. There is a rock outcrop close by to E. Another rath (SL025-134----) lies c. 100m to SSW.

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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