Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Drinaghan Beg, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Drinaghan Beg
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.22967, -9.04024
- SMR number
- SL017-003001-
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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
Situated in lowlying, poorly-drained, level pasture. Not marked on the 1837 edition of the OS edition of the 6-inch map. Slightly raised oblong area (51m WNW-ESE; 15.5m NNE-SSW) enclosed by a narrow, low bank (Wth 1.2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.5m) of earth and stone. Original entrance not recognisable. Roughly centrally located within the enclosed area is a hut site (SL017-003002-) whilst approx. 40m N is another possible hut site (see SL017-003003-).
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.