Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field system
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, -9.86321
- SMR number
- MA010-037002-
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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
The remains are situated on a natural rise of rush-covered rough pasture on a N facing slope overlooking the Owenduff River and consist of an ancient field system represented by a single long boundary (running ENE-WSW) incorporating vestiges of a megalithic tomb (MA010-037001-) at the junction of two other possible boundaries. It is very probable that the boundaries post-date the tomb and that it may have been robbed to make them. The boundary running W from the tomb structure is composed primarily of stones and peters out after c. 32m. Beyond this it is visible as stony heather and rush-covered humps that extend for a further 20m. The remnants of a possible further boundary run N from the large upright sidestone of the tomb (see plan) and a raised area immediately S of it may also indicate the remnants of a further boundary. Although the boundary is not visible at ground level to the E of the tomb structure it is traceable on the OS 2005 aerial photograph of this area.
Compiled by: Eamon Cody, Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 20 June 2013
Nearby in the register
- Megalithic tomb - unclassifiedunder 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.