Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - mound barrow
Farranyharpy, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- 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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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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.