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Enclosure

Treanmore (Corran By.), County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Treanmore, 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
Treanmore (Corran By.)
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.05384, -8.42618
SMR number
SL040-254----

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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)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In upland pasture, located on a small terrace on the SE-facing slope of a ridge, overlooked immediately to NW by Kesh Corran. The ridge flanks the W side of a narrow pass, traversed now by a by-road. There is a settlement cluster (SL040-067001-) on the lower slopes of the parallel ridge, flanking the E side of the pass. Rising ground restricts views to NW−E, but the terrace has excellent views SE−SW over a broad sweep of undulating countryside, with a rath (SL040-069----) clearly visible on a hill top 335m to S. At W ground falls away from the edge of the terrace into a small valley.
This enclosure is not indicated on the OS 6-inch maps. The remains are scant and barely discernible at ground level. The indistinct outline of a circular area (diam. 18-20m) is defined by a slight undulating rise, stony underfoot, and in parts by a cropmark/differential grass growth. On the SW arc a low stony scarp (ext. H 0.3-0.4m) can be traced. The interior area is level and not noticeably raised. A telegraph pole stands on the NW edge of the enclosure. There is another enclosure (SL040-247----) 20m to SSE on a lower terrace on the same slope.

Attached images:
SL040-254----_01.JPG viewed from W
SL040-254----_02.JPG viewed from SW

Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 12 March 2020

Nearby in the register

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

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