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Enclosure

Cuilsheeghary Beg, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Cuilsheeghary Beg, County Sligo, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Cuilsheeghary Beg
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.03685, -8.34334
SMR number
SL040-163003-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

In upland pasture, on a gently sloping terrace on a S-facing slope of the Bricklieve Mountains. Overlooked by the ridge summit to NW but excellent views over Lough Arrow to E. A D-shaped area (dims. 5.5m E-W) with a straight W side (L 7.7m N-S). The interior is enclosed N-S by a sod-covered stone bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.8m) and on the straight W side by a field boundary. According to local tradition, this enclosure was used as a 'Mass site' during the Penal times while the surrounding area was used as children's burial ground (SL040-163004-) and an assembly site. A cashel (SL040-16301-) lies c. 20m to S.

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

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

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