Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kingsbrook, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kingsbrook
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.10797, -8.43036
- SMR number
- SL034-011001-
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In rough undulating pasture with rock outcrops, on a low rise. A raised circular area (34m N-S; 32m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 1.4m). A field boundary skirts the edge of the scarp NE-SE. Recent disturbance at SE has exposed some large stones along the base of the scarp. There is a possible hut site (SL034-011002-) in the S half of the interior. A raised rectangular area (6m x 4m; H 0.8m) was noted immediately to SSW of 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
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.