Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Rahelly, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rahelly
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.35806, -8.52914
- SMR number
- SL005-114----
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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 a slight NNW-facing slope in gently undulating rocky pasture. Roughly triangular area, with gently bowed sides and rounded apices (L each side 16m), enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 4.7m; int. H 0.4m). The apices of the triangle point NE, SE and W. Field clearance earth and rock has been dumped at the apex at NE creating a low flat-topped mound (dims top 3m by 3m; H 0.4m). A small pile of field clearance rocks has been dumped on the apex at W. Original entrance not recognisable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 21 April 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.