Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Killaraght, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killaraght
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.92777, -8.35854
- SMR number
- SL047-078----
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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 grazing, on top of and occupying almost the entire width of a narrow E-W ridge. A slightly raised circular area (31.7m N-S; 31.4m E-W) defined WSW-NW by a mostly levelled bank (Wth 5.7m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 1.1m) with a slight internal rim and elsewhere by a broad low scarp (H 1.3m). The scarp is lowest NE-SE where it merges with the external ground level and is most substantial SE-SW where there is a broad external terrace (Wth 5m) from which the ground falls away steeply. The interior slopes slightly down from the centre to S. Another rath (SL047-080----) lies c. 20m to E and a bowl-barrow (SL047-079----) c. 50m 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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - bowl-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.