Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Barroe South, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Barroe South
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.07831, -8.31946
- SMR number
- SL034-220002-
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on a flat-topped ridge on the E shore of Lough Arrow. The remains of Ballindoon Castle (SL034-220001-) are at the SE corner. A subcircular area (int. dims. 36m x 39m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 0.7m; H 2.5m) on the E side which continues down the ridge on the W side to the lakeshore. The remains of a rectangular structure (int. dims. 2m x 4m) are built against the internal wall. There are the remains of a small secluded boat dock on the W side. There is an Armourer's well (SL034-220003-) within the perimeter to S.
Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC with revisions by Patrick F. O'Donovan and Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 20 June 2011
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.