Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Cabraghkeel, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cabraghkeel
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.26218, -9.04822
- SMR number
- SL010-012----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated in lowlying pasture c. 50m W of the Leaffony River. Raised rectangular area (c.35m E-W; 33m N-S) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth. 5.2m; H 0.7m) which is absent at the S half of the site. At the external foot of the bank at NW is a wide fosse (Wth. 4.5m) with an outer bank (Wth. 4.5m; H 0.6m). Elsewhere these features are absent. Much of the S and E of the site has been levelled. In addition, a large oblong area has been quarried out of the SW quadrant. Original entrance not recognisable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.