Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Carrigans Upper, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrigans Upper
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.10374, -8.51165
- SMR number
- SL033-053----
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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 undulating pasture, on a N-facing slope and within a field system (SL033-070----). A rectangular area (11.5m N-S; 16m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.4m) with an external fosse (Wth 3m). A possible entrance (Wth 2m) is on the W side. There is a quarry to S. This is the only moated site which lies within the substantial holdings in South Sligo belonging to the Cistercian Abbey at Boyle in Co. Roscommon (Carville 2002, 348-9 and 328-9) and therefore it could possibly be a moated grange belonging to the abbey.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Cliff-edge fortunder 1 mi
- Barrow - bowl-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.