Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Emlaghnaghtan, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Emlaghnaghtan
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.09390, -8.56648
- SMR number
- SL033-082----
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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 undulating pasture, on a rise. A raised circular area (int. diam. 26m) enclosed by remains of two earthen banks with an intervening fosse (Wth 4m). The inner bank (Wth 2m; int. H 1.3m; ext. H 3.5m) is substantial while the outer bank (Wth 2m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 0.75m) is low. The entrance (Wth 1.5m) is at SE with a causeway across the fosse. The SE edge has been partially quarried away and some digging has also taken place in the interior.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Armorial plaqueunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.