Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Portavaud, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Portavaud
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.25265, -8.64548
- SMR number
- SL013-079----
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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
Situated on N shore of inlet at W side of Ballysadare Bay in level pasture. Roughly D-shaped raised area (20.5m E-W; 10m N-S) enclosed by a bank of earth (Wth 3.75m; int. H 0.2m) from WSW-ESE. It is defined by a 2m high E-W orientated scarp (H 2m) E-S-W. A fosse (Wth 3.55m; D 0.4m) lies at the external foot of the bank W-E. A break (Wth 3m) in the bank at ESE marks the position of the original entrance.
Compiled by: Mark Keegan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cliff-edge fortunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.