Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - stepped barrow
Kilrusheighter, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilrusheighter
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.26472, -8.78753
- SMR number
- SL012-018----
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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
In pasture, situated on a rise c. 80 from the S shore of Sligo Bay. Circular, flat-topped mound (diam. at base 21.6m; diam. of summit c. 10m; H 1.9-2.4m) of earth and stone. Centrally positioned upon the summit is a small, circular mound (diam. 7m; H 0.7m) which is well defined at S, W and N but which merges with the slope of the main mound at E. The main mound is encircled at its base by a shallow fosse (Wth. 2.6m - 3.4m; D 0.6m). At its outer lip at S are the remains of a narrow bank (Wth 2.8m; H 0.2m) of uncertain antiquity. A modern field wall overlies the fosse at NE-E. Known locally as 'Coggin's Hill' (FitzPatrick, E. (2001), PRIA, 100).
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: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
References
FitzPatrick, E. 2001 The gathering place of Tir Fiachrach?: archaeological and folkloric investigations at Aughris, Co. Sligo. PRIA 101C, no. 3, 67-105.
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