Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrownspurraun, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownspurraun
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated (1838).
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.14879, -8.40837
- SMR number
- SL027-085----
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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 rough pasture, at the intersection of two fields with gently rising ground to W and SW. This possible rath is indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 30m). It is partially levelled. The remains consist of a D-shaped area (c. 30m NE-SW; c. 20m NW-SE) defined SW-N by a curving slight rise and N-ENE by a low scarp. A NE-SW field boundary forms the straight SE side. Another field boundary (on an E-W axis) crosses the N half of the interior.
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
- Bullaun stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.