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Megalithic tomb - unclassified

Breastagh, County Mayo, Ireland

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Townland
Breastagh
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.25356, -9.24015
SMR number
MA015-019----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Located in the garden of a modern bungalow. Not indicated on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps. This is said to be the site of a megalithic tomb, however, there is no substantiated description of the structure on record. According to local information, there was ‘a mound of clay between stones’ which was located in a shallow dip or hollow. No visible trace.

Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 15 November 2018

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

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