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Barrow - unclassified

Knockadoo (Tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - unclassified, Knockadoo, 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
Knockadoo (Tirerrill By.)
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.11394, -8.41342
SMR number
SL034-005----

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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)
  • 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, on top of a low ridge with excellent views in all directions. The barrow was densely covered with overgrowth and waterlogged when inspected. The remains consist of a slightly curved section of earthen bank (L 11m; H 1.5m; Wth 1.9m at top, 4m at base; long axis WSW-ENE). A possible fosse (Wth 6m at top; D 0.7m) is parallel to the bank on the N side. To the S of the bank is a circular hollow (diam. 12m; D 0.6m), probably due to recent quarrying. During a previous site inspection in 1987, the remains of field boundaries projecting at right angles from the ends of the bank were noted (SMR (1989) file). A trigonometrical station was indicated here on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. There is a rath (SL034-004----) c. 50m to N.

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

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

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