Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Emlagh (coolavin By.), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Emlagh (coolavin By.)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.95427, -8.40483
- SMR number
- SL047-019----
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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, just off the top of a ridge on the N side of an inlet in Lough Gara. A raised oval area (int. diam. 22.6m x 17m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 1.25m; ext. H 1.75m). A possible entrance (Wth 4m) is at S. A few trees are planted around the perimeter and some quarrying has occurred immediately outside the bank to W. Another rath (SL047-020----) lies c. 150m to E.
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.