Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Carrickcoola, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrickcoola
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.15398, -8.36476
- SMR number
- SL027-091001-
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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
On a rocky outcrop, on a low ridge overlooking poorly drained low-lying pasture. A roughly circular area (24m N-S) enclosed by a low earth and stone wall (Wth c. 4m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1m). A gap in the bank at N leads into a small rectangular annexe or passage (7m N-S; 6m E-W) (SL027-091002-), which is open at the N end. A rectangular enclosure (SL027-091003-) lies 2m to S.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.