Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carraun (leyny By., Tobercurry Ed), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carraun (leyny By., Tobercurry Ed)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.08116, -8.74620
- SMR number
- SL031-050----
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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 SW-facing slope of a rise. A raised roughly circular area (c. 30m E-W) defined by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth 2.8m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.6m) SW-NE and by a scarp (H 0.6m) ESE-SE. The E edge of the rath is truncated by a field boundary and the S edge is truncated by a large hollow. A dry flat-bottomed external fosse (Wth 6m; D 0.7m) is evident WNW-NNW. There are numerous gaps in the bank due to recent agricultural activities. Traces of drystone revetment are visible on the inner face of the bank. The interior slopes gently down to S. There is a possible field clearance cairn (2m x 4m) in the E half.
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
- Barrow - bowl-barrowunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.