Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Sheerevagh, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Sheerevagh
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.08636, -8.37395
- SMR number
- SL034-178001-
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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, at the top of the W-facing slope of a low ridge. A raised circular area (diam. 32m) enclosed by a bank (Wth 6.5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.5m) with an external fosse (Wth 4m; D 0.4m) evident as a band of rough vegetation. The remains of an outer bank (Wth 3.6m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.1m) are evident SSW-W, built along the break of slope. A ramp-like feature, between the inner and outer bank along the SW arc, may be associated with the possible entrance (Wth 2m) in the inner bank at SSW. The interior is level with rock outcrop exposed in the NW quadrant and a possible souterrain (SL034-178002-) in the SE quadrant. The interior is filled with field clearance material and overgrown with brambles. Another rath (SL034-177----) lies c. 30m to NW.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.