Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrownanty, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownanty
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.09055, -8.52325
- SMR number
- SL033-089----
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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
Near the base of a N-facing slope of a drumlin, overlooking a road to N and a railway line to E. A raised circular area (int. diam. 23.8m N-S; 23m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 1.6m). The interior slopes down to NE. An access lane to a recently constructed house is to W.
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
- Religious house - Franciscan Third Order Regularunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Font (present location)under 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.