Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Sheela-na-gig
Summerhill Demesne, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Summerhill Demesne
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- ME043-055----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Unlocated sheela-na-gig within the townland of Summerhill Demesne. In 1935 Guest recorded that the carving could not be found, it was recorded in 1911 as a figure located in the rock garden of Lord Longford's estate, now a derelict ruin (Guest 1936, 118). (Freitag 2004, 146).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 06 June 2012
References
Freitag, B. 2004 Sheela-na-gigs: unravelling an enigma. London. Routledge.
Guest, E.M. 1936 Irish sheela na gigs in 1935. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 66, 107-29.
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