Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cursing stone
Clogher, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clogher
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.93803, -8.50843
- SMR number
- SL046-013004-
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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
On top of a stone wall into which is set a 17th-century crucifixion plaque (SL046-013002-) and adjacent to a holy well (SL046-013001-) and bullaun stone (SL046-013003-). Wood-Martin (1892, 367) recorded 'thirteen round water-worn pebbles' here and during a previous site inspection in 1994 (SMR (1989) file) twelve of these were present. There are currently eight water-rolled cobbles, of varying sizes, and three irregular stones cemented onto the top of the wall. All are partially obscured by ivy. According to local tradition, these were 'cursing stones' (pers. comm. M. A. Timoney).
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
- Crucifixion plaqueunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.