Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - bowl-barrow
Killaraght, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killaraght
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.92859, -8.35820
- SMR number
- SL047-079----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 marshy ground, in a narrow valley flanked by two long narrow ridges. A roughly circular mound (diam. at base 13.8m NNE-SSW; 11.6m WNW-ESE; diam. at top: c. 3m; H 2.3m) with a small circular hollow (diam. 1.5m; D 0.2m) in the centre of its top. The SW portion is highest and steepest to compensate for the slight ground slope. A narrow terrace (Wth 0.8m; H 0.7m) is cut into the base of the mound S-SW. A barrow (SL047-083006-) lies c. 450m to NNE and two raths (SL047-078----; SL047-080----) are c. 50m to SSW and c. 70m to SE, respectively.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.