Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cappagh (corran By.), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cappagh (corran By.)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.08692, -8.43250
- SMR number
- SL034-105----
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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 undulating pasture, on top of a ridge. A raised circular area (diam. 33m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.7m) which is best preserved along the W arc. An external fosse (Wth 3m) is evident as a slight depression covered with nettles along the N and NE arcs. There is a possible entrance at SE where the external bank face is less steeply inclined. The interior is level. A NW-SE field boundary abuts the rath at NW. The rath was recorded in 1836 as 'Cappagh Fort' (OSNB vol. 2, 227).
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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