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Ringfort - rath

Carraun (Leyny By., Tobercurry ED), County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Carraun, County Sligo, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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