What is recorded here

The fish-pond in Ballynaglogh is in County Sligo, Ireland. The grassy, almost circular basin is enclosed by a low earthen bank with surviving drystone facing and lies 30 metres southeast of Ballynaglogh church. A rough western opening connects the basin to the upslope, while a probable leat extends eastward along the foot of the slope with an earthen bank on its north side and an upscarp on its south side.

In pasture, at the foot of a NE-facing slope, c. 180m SW of the Owenmore River. An almost circular area (18.6m NW-SE; 18.2m NE-SW), slightly set into the upslope on the SW side, enclosed by a low broad earthen bank (Wth c. 1.85m; int. H c. 0.35m, ext. H c. 0.55m). Short sections of drystone facing survive on both faces of the bank. The interior is level and under grass with rushes growing in the E third. At the centre is an oval dome-shaped sod-covered mound (base: c. 5.8m N-S; c. 5.4m E-W; H c. 1.2m). There is a rough break in the bank on the W side (Wth c. 6m) where it blends into the upslope. The remains of a probable leat (Wth c. 6m), which extend E from the E side along the foot of the slope, are defined by an upscarp on the S side (H c. 2m) and by an earthen bank on the N side (Wth c. 4m; H c. 1m). Presumably associated with Ballynaglogh church (SL033-140001-) 30m to the NW. 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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