What is recorded here
In the W half of the interior of a large oval enclosure (SL038-019001-). A low oval earthen mound (13m N-S; 11.9m E-W; H 0.3m).
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
Mound barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. It represents a funerary monument associated with prehistoric burial practices in the region.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Enclosure in AchonryEnclosure · 19 yd
Quarry in AchonryQuarry · 210 yd
Field boundary in AchonryField boundary · 445 yd
Castle (in Ruins)Castle, tower house · 1.2 mi
Tymon's HillMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
ElderElder · 3.8 mi
European ashEuropean ash · 4.1 mi
Old Cave Burial GroundArchaeological place · 5.7 mi