Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Altar
Dromard, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dromard
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.21001, -8.65804
- SMR number
- SL019-151005-
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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
Within a small wall enclosure in which are also two adjoining holy wells dedicated to St. Patrick (SL019-151001-) and St. Brigid (SL019-151002-) respectively. Recorded by Wood-Martin (1882, 358) as 'a simple altar shaded by a spreading oak tree' it consists of a plain rectangular stone structure (1.35m x 1.75m) bearing a Latin inscription dated 1821. Local information records that it came from the old church at Chapel Street, Sligo, and was moved to this location' (SMR (1989) file).
Compiled by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Crucifixion plaqueunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.