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Structure

Carrownacreevy (Leyny By.), County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Structure, Carrownacreevy, 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
Carrownacreevy (Leyny By.)
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.17350, -8.74749
SMR number
SL024-004001-

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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

In rough upland pasture on the lower slopes of the Ox Mountains, located on a small terrace scarped out of the S-facing slope of a natural hillock on the S bank of the Owenboy River. Forestry plantation adjacent to SE. Ruined, roughly circular stone-built structure (3.8m E–W; 3.5m N–S). The enclosing wall (Wth c. 1.2m) is constructed of local gneiss stones. Internally the wall appear to have a gentle inward slope towards the base. The interior space (diam. 1.3-1.4m) is partly filled with loose stone and obscured by sod and moss. Appended to the S side of the structure is a rectangular space (2.7m E–W; 1.2m N–S) enclosed on W and S by a wall and open on the E side. This appears to have served as a sheltered access to the circular structure. However, no clearly defined gap into the circular structure is evident. There is a booley hut (MA024-004----) located c. 60m to S.

Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 7 March 2013

Nearby in the register

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

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