Faghtamonaghaun, structure in County Sligo

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 is recorded here

In an area of rough ground in the NW corner of a pasture field. Farm buildings and a farm yard lie immediately to W. The nature of this monument is uncertain. It is indicated as a small circular structure (diam. c. 5m) named 'Faghtamonaghaun' on the 1837 OS 6-inch map, and 'Faghtamonaghaun (in Ruins)' on the 1913 edition. The name is not in the antiquarian typeface that is used for antiquities. According to local information, a small, grass-covered earthen rise was evident here in the first half of the 20th-century. No visible trace at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL011-106

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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