Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Coagh, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coagh
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.03383, -8.52868
- SMR number
- SL039-095----
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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 top of a drumlin. An oval area (int. diam. 23.3m N-S; 28.5m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.5m). An intervening fosse (Wth 4.4m) and outer earthen bank (Wth 2.7m; int. H 1m; ext. H 0.8m) are evident along the N arc and possibly along the S arc. A gap (Wth 3.4m) occurs in the inner bank at E. The outer bank is incorporated into a field boundary system. The interior is uneven and slopes down 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 - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.