Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - early medieval
Ballygreighan, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballygreighan
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.24400, -8.79039
- SMR number
- SL012-068003-
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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
At a rath (SL012-068001-). The NW quadrant of the rath is separated from the remainder of the rath by a curving bank (Wth 3-3.5m; H 0.7-0.9m) which may have been faced with large stones. Constructed against the NW side of this bank, within the SE portion of the area it encloses, is a much disturbed rectangular house (14.5m E-W; 5m N-S) defined by a bank (Wth. 2.5m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.5m) of earth and stone. Its internal ground level is lower than that outside. There is a break midway along the bank on the N side, and two breaks on the S side. There is another possible house (SL012-068002-) c. 10m to SE.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - early medievalunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.