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Megalithic tomb - passage tomb

Aughris (Tireragh By.), County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Megalithic tomb - passage tomb, Aughris, 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
Aughris (Tireragh By.)
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.26841, -8.78316
SMR number
SL012-017001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated at the break of the slope on the S side of an E-W ridge c.80m back from the S shore of Sligo Bay. Subcircular area (dims. 20m E-W; 16m N-S - max. H 0.8m) delimited by a series of kerbstones; these are very evident along the SW side. Within the NW quadrant is a subrectangular hollow (dims. 8m N-S; 5m E-W - D 0.5m - 0.8m), which may represent the area of a dug-out chamber or gallery. Some stones protrude from the sod at the E side of the hollow.(FitzPatrick 2001, 68).

FitzPatrick E., with contributions by Fenwick J. (2007), 'Interpreting a cultural landscape: a case for sea-weed harvesting at Aughris, Co. Sligo' JIA, 11-34.

FitzPatrick E. (2001) 'The gathering place of Tír Fhiachragh: archaeological and folkloric investigations at Aughris, Co. Sligo' PRIA 101C, 67-105.

Compiled by: Paul Walsh

Date of upload: 18 October 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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