Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Crossboy, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Crossboy
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Mote
- Coordinates
- 54.21353, -8.35535
- SMR number
- SL021-015----
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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
In poor pasture, on a high ridge summit with panoramic views. A circular platform (diam. c. 25m; H 3.4m) with a flat top (8m E-W; 7.5m N-S) is enclosed at its base by a fosse (Wth 3.5m) and an external earthen bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.6m). The top of the platform slopes down gently to E. There is a linear field boundary on top of the bank on the W arc.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005).
Date of upload: 18 January 2008
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.