Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy/saint's stone
Cartronhugh, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cartronhugh
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.20475, -8.38560
- SMR number
- SL021-025004-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Embedded in the ground to NE of the centre of a graveyard (SL021-025002-). The stone is a square slab (0.88m x 0.88m; H 0.23m) the top of which has been shaped into a circular disc (diam. 0.8m) with a flat smooth surface rising 0.04m proud of the square base. According to tradition, the stone, which is known as a 'straining stone', has curative powers for sprains. The cure was effected by a length of string or thread that was wound around the raised circular part of the stone. The visitor to the stone removed the thread and tied it to the afflicted limb continuing to wear it until healed. Before leaving the visitor had to tie a replacement thread to the stone. A similar stone (SL021-011003-) is located at Killerry, c. 3.5km to NE.
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
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.