What is recorded here
Cairn is a cairn, unclassified in Castletown, County Sligo, Ireland. The site sits at Castletown holy well, though no trace of a cairn remains there today. It does not appear in the SMR (1989), while the RMP (1995) may have mistaken rubble filling the well for a cairn.
At Castletown holy well (see SL011-015001-). There is no trace of a cairn at this location. It is not included in the SMR (1989). The inclusion of a cairn in the RMP (1995) may refer to the rubble that now fills the well.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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