Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rockfinlough, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rockfinlough
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.13779, -8.61224
- SMR number
- SL025-134----
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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 rise and separated from another rath (SL025-132----) c. 100m to NNE by a small marshy pool. A raised circular area (diam. c. 30m) defined by two earthen banks with an intervening fosse (Wth 3m). The inner bank (Wth 4.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.8m) is evident along the W, N and E arcs and the interior is defined by a scarp along the S arc. There is an entrance (Wth 2m) through the inner bank at ESE. Traces of internal stone kerbing were noted on the bank in the vicinity of the entrance. The outer bank (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 0.7m) is levelled along the E arc. The rath is densely overgrown with bushes and the interior is impenetrable.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.