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Carrowkeel (tirerrill By., Templevanny Ed), County Sligo, Ireland

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Townland
Carrowkeel (tirerrill By., Templevanny Ed)
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.06321, -8.36896
SMR number
SL040-036----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 pasture, at a slight break in the steep NE-facing slope of the Bricklieve Mountains. A circular area (19m NW-SE) cut into the slope of a ridge. On the upslope side WSW-NNW, the interior is defined by an arc of NE-facing scarp (H 0.6m) cut into the slope, from NNW-NNE by a slight rise (Wth c. 2m; H c. 0.5m) and elsewhere by a NE-facing scarp that merges NE-ENE with an abrupt and very steep natural slope. The interior slopes markedly reflecting the natural slope; a field boundary crosses the S edge. The enclosure overlooks a rectangular enclosure (SL040-033001-) and a rath (SL040-034----) c. 350m and 200m to NNE respectively and a second rath (SL040-037----) c. 450m to ESE.

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

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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