Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrickcoola, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrickcoola
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.15555, -8.36761
- SMR number
- SL027-075----
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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 low ridge and on the N side of a stone field boundary wall. A slightly raised D-shaped area (c. 15m N-S) with straight S side (L 20m). The interior is defined by low sod-covered stone footings (Wth c. 2m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1m) W-E and by a linear field wall at S. A possible entrance (Wth 2m) is at ENE. There are no visible remains of this possible rath on the S side of the field boundary. There is a rectangular stone-built structure on the S side of the field boundary at the E end.
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
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.