Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Longford Demesne, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Longford Demesne
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.22194, -8.66585
- SMR number
- SL019-099----
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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 undulating pasture. Depicted as a circular enclosure on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Slightly raised circular area (dima. 23.5m) enclosed by a collapsed rough drystone wall (Wth. 2.7m; int. H 0.4m). At E where it overlies a broad rise it is much wider (Wth. 8m - 9m). On top of the rise is a line of close set stones forming a kerb.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.