Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Megalithic structure
Heapstown, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Heapstown
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.09433, -8.34735
- SMR number
- SL034-254----
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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
Located c. 90m SE of Heapstown cairn (SL034-128----) and indicated as out-cropping rock on the OS 6-inch map. It comprises a large bouder (dims. 2.75m N-S; 2.75 E-W; T 1.30m). Two support stones, apparently set, are visible on the S and other stones and material support it on the N. The extant remains are hardly sufficient to permit classification as a megalithic structure with certainty and possibility that this may be a natural feature cannot be excluded. It has affinities with the possible boulder-burial at Achonry (SL032-189----).
Compiled by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 17 June 2011
Nearby in the register
- Megalithic tomb - passage tombunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.