Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyculleen, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyculleen
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.09116, -8.25162
- SMR number
- SL035-056----
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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, high on the W side of a ridge. An oval area (int. diam. 26.9m x 31.4m) defined by an earthen bank with an external fosse (Wth 3.65m; D 0.5m). The bank (Wth 3.55m; int. H 2m; ext. H 1.5m), evident along the S, W and N arcs but missing along the E arc, is partially overgrown with brambles. There is a possible entrance (Wth 0.8m) at N. The interior slopes steeply down to E where the bank does not survive.
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
- Megalithic tomb - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - court tombunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.