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Ringfort - rath

Knockmullin, County Sligo, Ireland

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Townland
Knockmullin
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.16214, -8.49634
SMR number
SL026-067----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 the E end of a ridge, overlooking Toberscanavan Loughs to E and SE. A circular platform (int. diam. 19m) enclosed on top by the remains of an earthen bank (Wth 2-3m; H 0.2m). The platform is highest (H 3m) along the S arc. Traces of an external fosse (Wth 1.5-2m; D 0.3-0.4m) are evident at the base of the platform along the W arc. The interior slopes down to W and is bisected on a NW-SE axis by the remains of a stone-built field boundary.

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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