Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Ross (Tireragh By.), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ross (Tireragh By.)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.21840, -8.70778
- SMR number
- SL019-204003-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Situated in an expanse of wet pasture. A stand of conifers is located to NE, bordered by a post and wire fence that clips the NE edge of the mound. A low, oval-shaped rise (7m NE-SW; 8m NW-SE; H 0.5m) of firm ground, most clearly defined on the NE-E side. Probing revealed shattered sandstone in charcoal-rich soil. There is a fualcht fia (MA019-204002) c. 25m to SW, a possible burnt mound (SL019-204001) c. 30m to SW, and a holy well (SL019-081) c. 70m to SW.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 12 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.