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Moated site

Corkagh Beg, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Corkagh Beg, 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
Corkagh Beg
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
54.26537, -8.74280
SMR number
SL013-102----

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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

Situated in low-lying pasture to the SW of Dunmoran Strand. This is a sub-rectangular area (L N-S 15.20m) defined by a bank ( H 0.20m-0.25m). The bank is extremely faint in the E. The surrounding area is very wet. There is no evidence for a fosse or internal features.

Compiled by: Geraldine Stout

Date of upload: 25 April 2013

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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