What is recorded here

Ecclesiastical enclosure in Church Hill is an ecclesiastical enclosure in Church Hill, County Sligo, Ireland. The oval area measures 55 metres east-west and 23 metres north-south, with a 1.35-metre scarp and short earthen bank marking part of its edge. A late medieval church ruin and bullaun stone sit north of the centre, while local information describes the enclosure as a graveyard without visible grave-markers.

An oval area (55m E-W; 23m N-S) defined by a scarp (H c. 1.35m) SW-NNE and by a short stretch of an earthen bank (H c. 0.6m; Wth c. 2m) NNE-NE; otherwise the edge of the enclosure is overlain by a field boundary. To the N of the centre is the ruin of a late medieval church (SL032-195001-), c. 8m SW of which is a bullaun stone (SL032-195004-). According to local information, the enclosure was used as a graveyard (SL032-195002-) though there are no visible remains of any grave-markers. There is a Man-made underground passage (SL032-194----) c. 40m to SW in the adjoining field. 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

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.