Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Lecarrow (tireragh By., Skreen Ed), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lecarrow (tireragh By., Skreen Ed)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.22930, -8.72856
- SMR number
- SL019-014----
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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 an E-facing slope on the SE side of Red Hill. Not marked on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Small, roughly circular area (dims. 13.5m E-W; 12.5m N-S) with a sunken interior which appears to have been constructed by cutting into the slope of the hill. From SW-W-NW the defining element is defined by an internal scarp (Wth. of slope 2.4m; H 1m) with a very slightly raised external rim. As the ground levels out to E the interior is enclosed from NE-ENE-E by a low earth-covered bank of earth and stone with a very rough external kerb of boulders. At E there is a break in the bank (c.6m). From SE-SSE-S the enclosing element is a curving line of boulders. However at E a linear bank bank extends E beyond this potential monument to a N-S field boundary located a few metres E. Original entrance not recognisable. The interior is occupied by field clearance debris. This may be a quarry or an enclosure modified by quarrying.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.