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Enclosure

Farranyharpy, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Farranyharpy, 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
Farranyharpy
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.23880, -8.74016
SMR number
SL019-003----

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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)
  • 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

Situated on a rocky spur at the base of a N-facing slope. Oblong area (c. 82m E-W; 48.5m N-S) encompassing the top of the spur. The N, E and S sides are defined by the naturally-occurring steep, rocky sides of the spur. At SW-NW the defining element is a substantial scarp (H 2.7m). At the top of the naturally-occurring scarp at S and NE is a low, sod-covered stone bank/wall (Wth 1.5-2m; int. H 0.4-0.55m). Entrance was probably at ESE. The internal area slopes down from N to S. In the SE quadrant are two possible hut sites (SL019-003001-; SL019-003002-). The enclosure is divided into two unequal portions by a modern NNW-SSE field boundary.

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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