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Barrow - bowl-barrow

Scurmore, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - bowl-barrow, Scurmore, 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
Scurmore
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Scurmore Moat
Latest-edition OS map
Scurmore Mote
Coordinates
54.19284, -9.11439
SMR number
SL016-051----

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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)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated atop a low ridge in pasture. Circular, steep-sided mound of earth and stone (diam. at base c. 2 1m; H 2.8m). At the top of the mound is a small irregularly-shaped, almost level area (dims. 5.1m NNE-SSW; 4.2m WNW-ESE). The mound is encircled by a wide, deep fosse (Wth 3.8m) which has a substantial bank of earth and stone (Wth. 6.5m; max. H 1m) at its outer lip. On the OS 1912 edition of the OS 25-inch map are five irregularly-shaped, recumbent boulders with the collective designation 'Standing Stones (Called the Children of the Mermaid)'. A sixth was identified during the site visit. A seventh is recorded in a legend, much of which is based at the site, which was recorded by Wood-Martin (1887-8, 290). There is no evidence that any of the boulders were ever in an upright position.

Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan

Date of upload: 19 January 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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