Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial
Lackan, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lackan
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.23876, -9.08216
- SMR number
- SL016-089----
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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
In level pasture, located c. 10m W of a rocky shore. According to local information (pers. comm. Paddy Tuffy, 2013), this monument was traditionally known as ‘the woman’s grave’. It consisted of a low oblong, grass-covered rise (c. 4-5m NE-SW, c. 2-3m NW-SE; H c. 0.4-5m) surrounded by a shallow depression or ditch (Wth c. 0.5m). There was a stone slab set on edge at its SE end. In the early 2000’s the mound was levelled during reseeding of the field. No surface trace.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 27 January 2014
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.