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Ringfort - rath

Falnasoogaun Or Ropefield, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Falnasoogaun Or Ropefield, 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
Falnasoogaun Or Ropefield
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.12726, -8.59628
SMR number
SL032-039001-

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, on top of a low rise. A raised circular area (31m N-S) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 4.7m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.05m) with numerous gaps. An external fosse (Wth 6.7m) and counterscarp bank (Wth 1.6m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.3m) are evident along the N arc. A possible entrance (Wth 2.6m) is at SE. A linear NE-SW earthen bank (Wth 2m; max. H 0.5m) bisects the interior. There is a possible souterrain (SL032-039002-) in the W half of the interior. A disused quarry cuts into the fosse and interior at N. According to O'Rorke (1878, 305), Mass was said 'on or near the rath of Fal-na-sugan' and 'a hedge-school' was taught on weekdays in the ditch of the rath. There are three other raths (SL032-037----; SL032-038----; SL032-064001-) in this townland and it is not known which was being referred to by O'Rorke.

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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