Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Carrownyclowan, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownyclowan
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.13133, -8.28349
- SMR number
- SL028-022001-
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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, on the top of a narrow ridge. An oval area (int. diam. 24.8m x 31.5m) enclosed by a stone wall (T 1.9m; int. H 0.65m; ext. H 1.15m) with inner and outer stone facing of large limestone blocks, best preserved along the NW arc. There is a stone-faced entrance passage (Wth 2.4m) at SW and a hut site (SL028-022002-) in 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
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.