Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Megalithic tomb - unclassified
An Tinbhear, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Tinbhear
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.25046, -9.86313
- SMR number
- MA010-037001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on natural rise of rush-covered rough pasture on N facing slope overlooking Owenduff River. Incorporated at junction of two boundaries within ancient field system (MA010-037002) which includes many upright and set stones. It is very probable that the field system post-dates the tomb and it seems likely that it may have been robbed to make the boundaries. Remains consist of the last vestiges of a megalithic tomb comprising two possible sidestones with a displaced lintel between them at N and two septal-like stones set transversely to them at S with possible jambstone beside E septal. Uprights to NE and SE of tomb structure visible in bog might be court-stones. Single cup-mark visible on upper surface of lintel.
Compiled by: Eamon Cody, Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 13 July 2011
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.