Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cursing stone
Lavally (Tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lavally (Tirerrill By.)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cursing Stones
- Coordinates
- 54.18727, -8.34347
- SMR number
- SL021-096----
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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)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on a ridge. A set of cursing stones, according to Wood-Martin (1892, 363) similar to the 'Sumaghan stones' (SL027-029001-) at Ballysumaghan, formerly existed here. They, like the 'Sumaghan stones' were the 'special heritage of the Summaghan family' (ibid.) There are now no visible remains of these stones. They were possibly associated with a rath (SL021-097001-) which is a short distance to S.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.