Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Sheela-na-gig
Blackhall (ballyshannon Ed), County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Blackhall (ballyshannon Ed)
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.06383, -6.81047
- SMR number
- KD032-019001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
This sheela-na-gig formerly was located to the right hand side of the doorway of the tower house (KD032-019----). The E section of the tower house collapsed in a storm prior to 2004. The carving was rescued from the rubble and set in a niche in the interior of the N wall.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Updated by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 5 December 2014
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.