What is recorded here
In rough grazing, on top of a hillock on Inch Island in Lough Gara. A D-shaped area (int. dims. 27m N-S), with a straight N side (L 26m), enclosed by a collapsed stone wall (Wth 1.3-2.3m; H 0.5m). External stone facing (H 0.2-0.6m) is evident all round with the largest stones along the W arc. The interior is flat with traces of lazy beds in the S half.
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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