Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - pond barrow
Tully (carbury By., Drumcliff East Ed), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tully (carbury By., Drumcliff East Ed)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.31261, -8.48399
- SMR number
- SL008-199----
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 1869 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Not indicated on any edition of the OS maps, this possible barrow was discovered in 2013 in the course of a review of LiDAR data where it is visible as a bi-vallate enclosure-like feature (diam. c. 45m). Although the remains bear a superficial resemblance to monuments of the ringfort class, it is to be noted that the inner enclosed area is almost 1m lower than the exterior ground level (pers. comm. Dr Steve Davis, UCD). In consequence, some caution is necessary in regard to classification and the remains could be interpreted as possibly falling within the pond-barrow or embanked barrow traditions. This interpretation is purely tentative and a proper elucidation of the monument must await further investigation. A second enclosure (SL008-200----) adjoins it immediately to the SE.
The attached image is uploaded courtesy of Dr. Steve Davis, UCD.
Compiled by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 08 November 2013
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.