Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrownadargny, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownadargny
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.12391, -8.27677
- SMR number
- SL035-004----
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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 the narrow shelf of a W-facing slope. A circular area (int. diam. 23.5m x 24.6m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank, best preserved at E (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.55m). There is an entrance (Wth 2.9m) at SE with the remains of stone facing on its W side. The interior is slightly concave and slopes down to W. A stone field boundary crosses the N half of the interior. There is a cashel (SL035-005001-) c. 150m to NE.
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 - cashelunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.