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Burial

Breeoge, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Burial, Breeoge, County Sligo, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Breeoge
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
54.23082, -8.53679
SMR number
SL020-039002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Located on a rise in flat to undulating ground with views over Ballysadare Bay and Knocknarea. According to Wood-Martin a 'tenant, in order to repair a fallen fence, made some excavations on the northern periphery of the inner vallum, inside, outside, and under which he discovered a quantity of human bones, quite close to the surface, all apparently uncalcined ;with them were teeth of animals, together with shells of various crustacea, fragments of oystershells predominating,'(1887-8, 258). There is no indication of a burial or midden(Wood-Martin 1887-8, 258).

Compiled by : Geraldine Stout

Date of upload: 13 August

References

Wood-Martin, W.G. 1887-8 The rude stone monuments of Ireland, parts III to VIII. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 18, 50-94, 118-59, 254-99, 367-81.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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