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Megalithic tomb - unclassified

An Tinbhear, County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Megalithic tomb - unclassified, An Tinbhear, County Mayo, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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