Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mound
Knockanbaun, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockanbaun
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indcated
- Coordinates
- 54.22971, -8.91910
- SMR number
- SL017-091----
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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)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located in level, lowlying pasture in a valley bottom bordered to NE by the Buncrowey River, to SW by the Easkey River, and 150m to N by the confluence of the two rivers. This low, grass-covered irregular-shaped mound consists of a roughly square flat-topped area (6m E–W; 6.5m N–S) with a narrow, elongated extension (Wth c. 2m) extending for 3m to N from the NE corner. The flat top of the mound grades smoothly into the sloping sides (Wth slope 2m at E, 1m at W; H 0.5-0.6m). The mound appears to be composed predominately of earth but a slightly raised rim of small stones protrudes from the sod along the top of the scarp at SW–W.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 6 January 2014
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.