Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Penitential station
Kilfree, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilfree
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Alter
- Coordinates
- 53.97918, -8.54053
- SMR number
- SL044-047002-
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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, at the base of a N-facing slope and 9m ESE of a holy well (SL044-047001-). A roughly circular cairn (4m N-S; 3.6m E-W; H 1.4m) of stones and slabs with a slightly domed profile, partially obscured by sod and brambles. In places glimpses of coursed stonework are evident. Projecting slightly from the W side is a roughly coursed drystone facade (H 0.5m) of horizontally laid slabs with a flat top (0.5m E-W; 0.6m N-S). The cairn rises gently for c. 0.5m behind the top of the facade. Propped up on the flat top of the facade at W is a cross-slab (SL044-047003-). A large upright slab (H 0.65m; Wth 0.8m E-W; T c. 0.12m) is embedded in the ground at the base of the N side of the cairn. There is a small circular perforation (diam. 0.005m) close to the top edge on the E side of the slab. A cashel (SL044-048001-) is located at the top of the slope 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).
Attached image:
SL044-047002-_01.JPG
Date of upload: 18 January 2008
Nearby in the register
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy/saint's stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.