Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Sheela-na-gig
Scregg (athlone North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Scregg (athlone North By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.55172, -8.10553
- SMR number
- RO042-147005-
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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
A limestone block (dims 0.38m x 0.21m) with a small carved female figure in relief which is now built into the S pier of a nearby outhouse (RO042-091002-) is thought to have come from Scregg castle (RO042-147001-). (Siggins 1990, 45-6; Freitag 2004, 141, No. 78)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Freitag, B. 2004 Sheela-na-gigs: unravelling an enigma. London. Routledge.
Siggins, A. 1990 Heads and tails of stone. Journal of the County Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society 3, 45-8.
Nearby in the register
- Sheela-na-gigunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.