What is recorded here
The site of 'Stuckerd (Pillar Stone) & Mound' (SL041-038004-) is indicated on the 1914 OS 6-inch map c. 50m SE of Kilmactranny graveyard (SL041-038002-). There are no visible remains of the stone. Wood-Martin (1883-4, 448) refers to it as 'a large stuckerd, or pillar-stone, on the summit of an earthen mound' close to Kilmactranny church (SL041-038001-).
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
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 survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
Places near here
Saint Thomas's Church (Kilmactranny)church/chapel · 84 yd
Church (in Ruins)Church · 85 yd
Stone CrossCross · 138 yd
Enclosure in CarrickardEnclosure · 175 yd
Loughbrick BayBay · 2.1 mi
Annagh WoodForest · 2.4 mi
MoatCastle, motte · 2.5 mi
Roundhouse Hill WoodForest · 2.6 mi
Muck IslandIslet · 2.6 mi
Barroe NorthMountain / peak · 2.8 mi