Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Doonsheheen, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Doonsheheen
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.10189, -8.35096
- SMR number
- SL034-059----
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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 rough pasture, near the top of a N-facing slope of a ridge. A raised circular earthen structure (int. diam. 5m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.3m). Some stones protrude from the base of the internal face of the bank. There is a possible entrance (Wth 0.8m) at E. The interior slopes down to N. There is a rath (SL034-060----) c. 40m 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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - passage tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.