Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Magheralackagh, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Magheralackagh
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.08823, -8.25784
- SMR number
- SL035-060001-
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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 an E-facing slope. Remains of a circular area (diam. c. 70m) defined by an arc of earthen bank (Wth 1.9m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 0.1m) SE-N which is also visible in an aerial photograph (GSIAP, G 272-3). There are no visible remains of any enclosing element elsewhere. An E-W field boundary crosses the interior off-centre to S with cross walls to N and S. There is a hut site (SL035-060002-) in the SW 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
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.