Mound

The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, on a hillock overlooking a small stream. A long earthen mound (c. 56m E-W; 10m N-S; H c. 1.4m) incorporating part of a natural rise. The W end of the mound slopes down to W, is wedge-shaped (18m E-W; 8m N-S at E end; 7m N-S at W end) and revetted with large boulders. A large limestone slab (L 2.6m; Wth 1.8m; T 0.4m) (SL021-026001-) resting on three smaller boulders (dims. of one: 1.1m x 0.85m; H 0.26m) forms the E side where a straight line of boulders joins these stones to the S side of mound. The eastern portion of the mound (L 40m; Wth 10m), E of the boulders and slab, is convex in profile. The mound is ill-defined at the E end with a scarp revetted by smaller stones continuing on the N side for a further 20m. A narrow rectangular field is indicated here on the 1838 OS 6-inch map.

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