Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Moytirra West, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moytirra West
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.08424, -8.29869
- SMR number
- SL034-209001-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
On a SW-facing slope of the rocky Moytirra ridge, near the cliff-edge at W. A circular area (int. diam. 19m) enclosed by a ruined stone wall (Wth 2m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.6m) which has been rebuilt along the SW and W arcs. There is a possible souterrain (SL034-209002-) in the level interior; there is a limestone boulder and a hut site (SL034-209003-) in the NW quadrant.
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
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.