<< Our Photo Pages >> Rathurlisk Ring Fort - Hillfort in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Sligo
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Rathurlisk Ring FortCountry: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 0.422 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Sligo Type: Hillfort
Nearest Village: Dromore West
Latitude: 54.244076N Longitude: 8.809262W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Hillfort in Co. Sligo
The Historic Environment Viewer states: 'In pasture, situated on top of a ridge with extensive views. Large slightly raised circular area (diam. 72m) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank (Wth 6.3m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 2.3m), with a very shallow external fosse'. The ring Fort is quite substantial and visible from the road. No idea of the date.
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