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Megalithic structure

Primrosegrange, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Megalithic structure, Primrosegrange, 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
Primrosegrange
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Megalithic monuments
Coordinates
54.24351, -8.55642
SMR number
SL014-271----

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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 monument was excavated (license no. 95E021) in 1996 under the direction of G. Burenhult (1996, 33; SMR file) who records that the ‘monument is partly destroyed, and has been included in the possibly later constructed field-wall system. It has a rectangular shape, built of limestone slabs and boulders, and measures about 10 by 3 meters. In the part excavated, the remains of a limestone flooring was found. No remains of interred human bones were found. Five samples of charcoal for radiocarbon dating were collected. None have as yet been dated. Rich quantities of oyster-shells were found.

Compiled by: Paul Walsh

Date of upload: 10 October 2013

References

Burenhult, G. 1996 The Swedish archaeological excavations at Carrowmore, Co. Sligo. Ireland. Excavation report 1996. Unpublished report. National Monuments Service.

Nearby in the register

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

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