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Barrow - mound barrow

Farranyharpy, County Sligo, Ireland

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Townland
Farranyharpy
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.24341, -8.75067
SMR number
SL012-092----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 at the E edge of a NW-SE ridge in rough pasture. Remains comprise a circular mound (diam. 11.8m N-S; surviving H 0.6m) whose centre has been quarried out (D of quarry hole 1.5m) leaving a ring (Wth. 2m) of mound material around the perimeter. Probably the remains of a barrow. There is rath (SL012-093001-) c. 20m to ENE.

Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan

Date of upload: 19 January 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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