Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Tawnagh (tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tawnagh (tirerrill By.)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.10005, -8.39086
- SMR number
- SL034-089001-
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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 pasture, on an E-facing slope of a high ridge. A circular area (diam. 42m) defined by a substantial earthen bank (Wth 4.2m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.1m) ESE-WNW and by a scarp (H 1.3m) WNW-ESE. A fosse (Wth 4m; D 1m) is evident NE-WNW. The interior slopes down to N. In the NW quadrant a heavily overgrown arc of earthen bank (Wth 3.2m; H 1m) (SL034-089002-), with external fosse, curves into the interior from the bank at NW. A NE-SW field boundary bisects the interior. Trees grow along the perimeter and the S half of the interior is covered with overgrowth.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.