Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lavagh (leyny By.), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lavagh (leyny By.)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.11187, -8.66722
- SMR number
- SL032-047003-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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, at the N end of a low ridge and c. 20m to ESE of Abbey Court friary (SL032-047001-). A circular area (int. diam. 31m) enclosed by an earthen bank (max. Wth 4.1m; max. int. H 1m) with numerous gaps especially along the W arc. An external fosse (Wth c. 8m; D 0.1m) is evident along the SW arc. The interior is slightly raised. A possible souterrain (SL032-047006-) is associated with this rath and a field system (SL032-047004-) is adjacent to the 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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Franciscan friarsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.