Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Barroe North, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Barroe North
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.08793, -8.30187
- SMR number
- SL034-156----
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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
On the N-facing summit of a ridge, abutting the N perimeter of a possible passage tomb (SL034-155----). A circular area (int. diam. 34.5m) enclosed by the lower courses of a rubble stone wall (Wth 2.5m; H 1m) with some inner and outer facing-stones remaining. The entrance is at S. The interior is mainly level except at W where it slopes downwards.
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
- Megalithic tomb - passage tombunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- House - 18th/19th centuryunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.