Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Oghambaun, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Oghambaun
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.05199, -8.70618
- SMR number
- SL038-039002-
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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
On the top of a rise, in rough grazing. The south-easternmost of two conjoined enclosures (see SL038-039001-). Indicated on the 1941-2 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure but only the S half of this now remains (diam. c. 25m E-W). The interior is enclosed by low remains of a drystone wall (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.1m). There is a hut site (SL038-039004-) and a possible souterrain (SL038-039003-) in the SW quadrant. The cashel is partially overgrown with hawthorn trees.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.