Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Architectural fragment
Moygara, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moygara
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.97164, -8.47474
- SMR number
- SL044-052003-
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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 Moygara Castle (SL044-052001-). This is an architectural fragment, a limestone keystone which is lying on the ground near the gate tower of the castle. It has a carving on its outside face but this is now almost worn beyond recognition. The carving appears to be two figures facing each. Another keystone (SL044-052002-) lies nearby and it has an equally worn carving of a single figure holding something in its arms (SMR (1989) file). Neither of these carvings appear to be the figure of a sheela-na-gig, though Guest (1936, 111 and fig. 7) implies that one might be.
Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC with revisions by Patrick F. O'Donovan and Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 20 June 2011
Nearby in the register
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Exhibitionist figureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - court tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.