Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Spring Garden, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Spring Garden
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.22610, -8.67997
- SMR number
- SL019-085----
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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
Depicted as a circular enclosure on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as a penannular field on the 1913 edition. Situated in an area of wet, lowlying pasture. There are fulcahta fia c.10m ENE (SL019-128----) and 40m E (SL019-220----). Raised subcircular area (dims. 24.5m NE-SW; 23m NW-SE) defined from S-W-NW by a low scarp (H 0.5m). From N-E-SE a low field wall has been constructed on the site of the perimeter. No fosse. The site is almost completely surrounded by wet ground except at S.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.