Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ardvarney, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardvarney
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Rathoe
- Coordinates
- 54.12528, -8.37000
- SMR number
- SL034-017----
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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 rough pasture, in a forest clearing at the NW end of an elevated ridge with extensive views in all directions. The rath was described during a previous site inspection in 1992 as a circular area (diam. 24m) defined by the remains of an inner (Wth 4.5m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1.5m) and outer (Wth 1.5m; int. H 1.3m; ext. H 1.8m) earthen bank and an intervening fosse (Wth 3m). There was an entrance (Wth 1.6m) noted at SE (SMR (1989) file). The perimeter of the rath is now densely covered with overgrowth and inaccessible, except for a limited area at the centre which is under high grass and rushes.
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
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.