Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Glebe (leyny By.), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glebe (leyny By.)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.11998, -8.61580
- SMR number
- SL032-063----
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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 top of a low rise. A naturally raised roughly circular area (29m N-S; 25m E-W) defined by a scarp (max. H 2.8m). An external fosse (Wth c. 7m) is evident along the SW, W and N arcs while there is a terrace (Wth 5m: H 1m) at the base of the scarp along the S arc. Along the outer edge of the fosse is an earthen bank (Wth 5m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H c. 0.9m). A NNW-SSE field boundary truncates the E edge of the rath. The interior is quarried into on the S and E arcs.
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
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.