Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Cuilsheeghary Beg, County Sligo, Ireland
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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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 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
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.