Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lavally (Corran By.), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lavally (Corran By.)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.09299, -8.47088
- SMR number
- SL033-103----
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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)
- 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on top of a drumlin ridge. A circular area (int. diam. 28m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.8m) with an external fosse (Wth 4m: D 1m) along the W and N arcs. There is an enlarged entrance (Wth 4.5m) at SE.
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
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - embanked barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.