Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Castlerock Or Castlecarragh, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlerock Or Castlecarragh
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.07350, -8.87016
- SMR number
- SL031-037----
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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 natural terrace, on an E-facing slope. An embanked circular area (diam. c. 30m) is indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map, though only an arc of hachures E-S is indicated on the 1914 OS 6-inch map. This possible rath is not visible at ground level. The area is marked by a natural terrace of rock outcrop, dropping steeply to E. There is a hut site (SL031-037001-) in or adjacent to the site of this possible rath.
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.