What is recorded here
In flat low-lying boggy ground. A raised D-shaped area (dims. 29.5m N-S) with a straight S side (L 36m E-W) is defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.4m; int. H 0.65m; ext. H 1.5m). The entrance (Wth 2m), which is revetted in stone, is at E. The surrounding ground is planted with coniferous trees. Indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as wedge-shaped in plan, narrowing towards the E end.
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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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