Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballynary, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynary
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.06971, -8.30699
- SMR number
- SL040-051----
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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 top of a ridge overlooking Lough Arrow to W. A circular area (int. diam. 28.6m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.4m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1m). Part of the bank was removed at SE and the area was planted with coniferous trees. The arc of an earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 0.75m), concentric with the bank of the rath, forms a long narrow internal division (L 22m; Wth 7.7m) in S end of interior. A field boundary wall crosses the E edge of the interior on NNE-SSW axis. There is a cashel (SL040-052----) c. 100m to SW.
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
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.