Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Ballyglass (tireragh By., Kilglass Ed), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyglass (tireragh By., Kilglass Ed)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.22624, -9.02500
- SMR number
- SL017-027001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 on a low rise in level pasture. Raised circular area (diam. 25m) enclosed by a wide, earthen bank (Wth 6.5m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 2m) with a shallow external fosse (Wth. 4m; ext. D 0.4m). Original entrance may have been at E where there is now a large modern break (Wth 6m). Adjacent to the inner face of the bank at N is a possible structure (SL017-027002-).
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.