Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockbreenagher, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockbreenagher
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.12968, -8.34097
- SMR number
- SL027-153----
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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 the W-facing slope of ridge just below the summit. A slightly raised circular area (int. diam. 20m) enclosed by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse (Wth 4m). The inner bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.5m) is evident all round. The outer earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 0.4m) is low and eroded along the E and S arcs and incorporated into a field boundary system elsewhere.
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
- Cliff-edge fortunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.