Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
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
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.34529, -8.30315
- SMR number
- LE006-030008-
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
At the E edge of an area of exposed karst (dims c. 370m N-S; c. 130-200m E-W) that is fairly flat and is on a broad plateau which slopes generally down to the SE. Grass and heather-covered subcircular area (int. dims 54m E-W; 49m N-S) defined by a collapsed wall (Wth 1-2m; H 0.3m) with no visible entrance. There are subrectangular hut sites attached to the enclosing feature at ENE (int. dims 2.8m x 2.4m), W (int. dims 2m x 2m) and at WNW (int. dims 3m x 2m).
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 September 2008
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.