Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Oghambaun, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Oghambaun
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.05294, -8.70959
- SMR number
- SL038-038002-
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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, on the SE-facing slope of a rise. A D-shaped area (dims. 21m E-W), with a straight E side (L 27m), defined by the remains of an earthen bank (Wth 4.4-7.4m; H 0.6m) SE-W and by an inner-facing scarp (H 0.25m) W-N. The straight side is defined by a N-S field boundary. No remains of the rath are visible at ground level on the E side of the field boundary. The N portion of the interior is cut into the upslope and the S portion is raised c. 0.15m to compensate for the hillslope. A cashel (SL038-038001-) lies c. 20m to N.
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
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.