Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Promontory fort - coastal
Carrownrush (tireragh By., Easky East Ed), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownrush (tireragh By., Easky East Ed)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.26874, -8.87355
- SMR number
- SL012-007----
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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
Not marked on any edition of the OS 6-inch map. Approximately triangular area (13 NW-SE; 11.5m NE-SW) extending NE into Sligo Bay. At NE this is defined by steep sea cliffs and at S by a narrow E-W inlet marked 'Oughwore' on the 1913 edition of the map. The promontory is cut off from the surrounding land at W by a low bank (Wth 1.2m; H 0.3-0.5m) of earth and stone which appears to be a relatively modern feature. Within the same townland, 60m to NW there is a second possible promontory fort (SL012-006----). (M. Casey 1988, pers. comm.)
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Promontory fort - coastalunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Middenunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.