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Pit alignment

Carrowmore (Carbury By.), County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Pit alignment, Carrowmore, 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
Carrowmore (Carbury By.)
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.25140, -8.51410
SMR number
SL014-209011-

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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

This record was listed in both the SMR (1989) and RMP (1995) as 'Potential site - aerial photo'. The source of this record is a pencil note 'Pit Alignment' on the 'Air Photograph Sheet' on the SMR file which includes a copy of an OSi aerial vertical survey photo (No OS 1/3309-10). The 'pits' are visible as a very faint row (aligned NNW-SSE) of circular and oblong marks running along the top of a low rise. There is a single circle to the N, with 3 shallow-looking pit-like depressions next, then a field fence (aligned WSW-ENE) and finally two apparently conjoined circles. That the circles might represent the residual marks made by animal feeders cannot be discounted. This area has been built over by farm out-buildings and it would appear that the features described above probably have been covered over or, more than likely, removed.

Compiled by: Paul Walsh

Date of upload: 23 January 2014

Nearby in the register

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

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