Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Sheela-na-gig
Rahara, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rahara
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.52226, -8.13611
- SMR number
- RO045-077005-
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 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A Sheela-na-gig (Siggins 1990, 46-7; Freitag 2004, 139) carved in low releif on a voussoir from an arch (dims H 0.44m; Wth 0.1-0.4m; T 0.3m) is now in Roscommn County Museum (RO039-043025-).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Siggins, A. 1990 Heads and tails of stone. Journal of the County Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society 3, 45-8.
Freitag, B. 2004 Sheela-na-gigs: unravelling an enigma. London. Routledge.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Stone sculptureunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.