Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Gortarowey, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortarowey
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.35077, -8.51829
- SMR number
- SL008-186----
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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 S-facing slope in low-lying wet pasture. Not marked on any edition of the OS 6-inch map but known locally as a 'fort'. Roughly D-shaped area (dims. 12m NE-SW; 18m NW-SE) defined by modern field boundary banks that appear in part to follow an earlier enclosure. From ENE-W the field boundary (Wth top 1.5m; int. H 1.5m) curves gently with a drain immediately outside. From W-NNW and WNW-ENE the sides are defined by straight field boundaries. The original entrance is not recognisable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 21 April 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.