Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Sheepfold
Tawnamachugh, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tawnamachugh
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.34938, -8.31181
- SMR number
- LE006-027----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1869 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In a fold within upland bog on a broad heather-covered limestone plateau that slopes down gently to the SE. Subrectangular enclosure (dims 10m NE-SW; 8-10m NW-SE) defined by drystone walls (H 0.8m-1.2m). There is an entrance (Wth 0.8m) at NE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 12 January, 2016
Nearby in the register
- Megalithic tomb - portal tombunder 1 mi
- Sheepfoldunder 1 mi
- Sheepfoldunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.