Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Aghanagh, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Aghanagh
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.03545, -8.33194
- SMR number
- SL040-141----
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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
In pasture, on an E-facing slope overlooking Ballinafad Bay in Lough Arrow. A raised rectangular area (int. dims. 17m x 15m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 2.1m). There are gaps (Wth 1.5m) in the N and E sides. According to local information, this enclosure was used as a children's burial ground (SL040-141001-). A church and graveyard (SL040-171001-, SL040-171002-) lie immediately to S, on the opposite side of the road.
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
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.