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Megalithic structure

Carrowmore (Carbury By.), County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Megalithic structure, 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
54.25245, -8.51804
SMR number
SL014-209079-

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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

Petrie (Stokes 1868, 244) noted that this circle and megalithic structure were destroyed about 1815 by quarrying (Herity 1974, 266, SL 15; Kitchin 1983, 169; Bergh 1995, 183, Carrowmore 6).
Petrie (1837, 175, No. 6) records as follows: 'Its situation is marked by the gravel pit to the north-east of No. 5. The circle and cromleac, destroyed about 1815, in raising gravel.' Wood-Martin (1888,34) quotes Petrie. There is no additional information available on this monument. A gravel pit is shown on the 1st OS 6-inch map (surveyed 1837) and represented the OS Fair Plan. The location of this monument has been plotted as the gravel pit.

Compiled by: Paul Walsh

Date of upload: 22 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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