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Ringfort - cashel

Lecarrow (Tirerrill By., Aghanagh ED), County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - cashel, Lecarrow, County Sligo, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Lecarrow (Tirerrill By., Aghanagh ED)
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.02800, -8.30891
SMR number
SL040-182----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In undulating pasture, overlooking Lough Arrow to N. A slightly raised circular area (21.4m E-W; 19m N-S) defined S-NW by a sod-covered stone wall (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.8m) and elsewhere by a stony scarp (H 0.5-0.8m). The scarp merges NNE-SE with the natural fall of ground. Internal stone facing is evident at SSW and external facing at NE. The interior is level; slightly S of the centre is a moss-covered cairn (5.5m N-S; 4m E-W; H 0.8m) topped by blackthorn bushes. A square platform (4m E-W; 3m N-S; H 0.6m), defined by a stone scarp, projects from the external face of the cashel wall at NW. A single boulder is embedded in the SW corner of the platform. Another cashel (SL040-181---) lies c. 100m to NNE.

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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