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Barrow - mound barrow

Sheeanmore, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - mound barrow, Sheeanmore, 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
Sheeanmore
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
54.26172, -8.70479
SMR number
SL013-012002-

Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.

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

In pasture, situated on level summit of a prominent knoll, named Sheeanmore Hill, with extensive views in all directions. Knocknarae, crowned by Maeve’s Cairn (MA014-076003-) dominates the view to E, the Ox Mountains define the horizon at S, and the broad sweep of Sligo Bay is visible to N. The monument consists of a flat topped oval mound of earth and stone (dims. 4m N-S; 3.3m E-W; H 0.8m). There is no fosse visible at ground level.
A children's burial ground (SL013-012003-) is located downslope to W, and field banks of a later field system (SL013-012004-) traverse the hill slopes.

Attached images:
SL013-012002-_01.JPG Mound barrow viewed from W
SL013-012002-_02.JPG Mound barrow viewed from E

Compiled by: Mark Keegan

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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