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Glencarbury, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Building, Glencarbury, County Sligo, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Glencarbury
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
54.35585, -8.41221
SMR number
SL009-004003-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Not indicated on either the 1837 or 1913 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Situated atop an exposed summit of rocky hillock, in undulating mountain pasture on slight NNE-facing slope c.100m to the N of a now disused barytes mine. Views are good to excellent in all directions except W where obscured by higher ground. Complex, comprising the remains of three buildings (SL009-004001-; SL009-004002-; SL009-004003-), at least two of which are booley huts or small houses, associated with a field (SL009-004----). This rectangular building (N-S 3.5m N-S; 1.8m E-W) is positioned in the NW corner of the field. It is defined only by the footings of walls composed of un-coursed and un-bonded irregular rubble limestone (max. H 0.2m; T 0.65m). Entrance doorway not recognisable. The roof is gone. Floor is rocky and apparently un-surfaced. When inspected in 2004 (SMR file) the fieldworker was unable to determine on the basis of the available evidence whether this was a small house or merely a shed. The remains are almost certainly post-1700 AD in date.

Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan

Date of upload: 02 August 2012

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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