Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Moneygold, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moneygold
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.40726, -8.49783
- SMR number
- SL005-009----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1869 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on level summit of broad NE-SW orientated ridge in pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 12m) enclosed by a bank of earth and stone (Wth 3.25m; int. H 0.2m). No fosse visible. . The bank has been disturbed in all areas having an irregular profile and field clearance earth and stone has been dumped against the external face of the bank N-NE. A break (Wth 2m) in the bank at ENE may mark the position of the original entrance. The site is bisected by a NE-SW orientated drystone field wall.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 21 April 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.