Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial
Cottage Island, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cottage Island
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.24328, -8.42491
- SMR number
- SL015-130----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Described by Cahill and Sikora (2011, ii, 512) as follows: 'In 1990 human remains were discovered during underwater surveying work by the Garda Underwater Unit around Cottage Island in Lough Gill. No details are known as to the disposition of the remains. The human remains (NMI No. 1990:95) were located at the SE end of the island. Two wooden boats were also located in a follow up survey of the lake bed around the island. A dug-out canoe was located off the S shore close to where the human remains were found, and a plank-built boat was located off the northern shore. The SMR records a church (SL015-094001-) and a possible enclosure (SL015-094002-) at the SE end of the island.'
Compiled by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 6 August 2015
References
Cahill, M. and Sikora, M. (eds) 2011 Breaking ground, finding graves - reports on the excavations of burials by the National Museum of Ireland, 1927-2006, 2 vols. Dublin. Wordwell Ltd. in association with the National Museum of Ireland.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Promontory fort - inlandunder 1 mi
- Promontory fort - inlandunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.