Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cams, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cams
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.09417, -8.43146
- SMR number
- SL034-097001-
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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, on top of a ridge and adjacent to a road. A slightly raised circular area (diam. c. 22m) enclosed by the remains of an earthen bank (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.4m) with a number of gaps, and by an external fosse (Wth 4m; D 0.7m) E-NW. There is a possible entrance (Wth 4m) at SW with a causeway across the fosse. There is a souterrain (SL034-097002-) in the NW quadrant. The perimeter is overgrown at E and N. Another rath (SL034-098----) is c. 40m to 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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - court tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.