Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Sheepfold
Aghamore (rosclogher By., Glencar Ed), County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Aghamore (rosclogher By., Glencar Ed)
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.34770, -8.30698
- SMR number
- LE006-030001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1869 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on an area of exposed karst (dims c. 200m N-S; c. 130m E-W) that is fairly flat and is on a broad plateau which slopes generally down to the SE. Subrectangular area (int. dims 16m E-W; 12.4m N-S) defined by drystone walls (Wth 0.6m-1m; H up to 1m), with a rectangular enclosure (int. dims 3.3m E-W; 2.4m N-S) defined by drystone walls attached to the N end of the E side. This is a sheepfold, and sheepfold (LE006-03002-) is c. 50m to N.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 12 January, 2016
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.