Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mound
Tully (leitrim By., Carrick-On-Shannon Ed), County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tully (leitrim By., Carrick-On-Shannon Ed)
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.93468, -8.03259
- SMR number
- LE031-102----
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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
Located on the N bank of a SW-NE portion of the river Shannon, c. 50m from the stream, and just S of the line of the N4 roadway. This is a subcircular grass-covered mound (dims c. 25m E-W; c. 20m N-S; H 0.4m). Archaeological excavation (94E0051) c. 10m to the N failed to produce any associated material. (Opie 1994, 3-4; 1995i, No. 148, 5)
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.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 18 October 2019
References
Opie, H. 1995i Tully. Settlement platform. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 1994: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 53, no. 148, 5. Bray. Wordwell.
Opie, H. 1994 Report on Archaeological Investigations at five sites, Drumsna/Jamestown by-pass, Co. Leitrim. Licence No. 94E0051 Unpublished report, V. J. Keely-Schmidt
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.