Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Structure
Annaghgowla Island, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Annaghgowla Island
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tower (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 54.07301, -8.34020
- SMR number
- SL034-229----
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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)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Listed in the SMR (1989) and RMP (1995) and classified 'Castle'. In mature deciduous forest, on top of a high rounded central point of Annaghgowla Island in Lough Gara. A rectangular one-storey, gable-ended structure built of stone in lime mortar with brick details. The S gable stands almost to full height and the W wall is also well preserved but most of the N and E walls have fallen. There is a central doorway in the S wall, which was framed in brick. There is a brick string course c. 0.8m above ground level and another on the gable at the height of the side walls. There is a brick framed occulus in S gable. There is the possible remains of a fireplace, flanked by windows, in the N wall. This is probably of 18th century date. The structure is not marked on the 1938 edition of the OS 6-inch map. This, together with the architectural features recorded above, strong suggest that this structure is post-1700 AD in date.
Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC
Date of upload: 13 January 2012
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.