Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Cartoon, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cartoon
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.23139, -9.24615
- SMR number
- MA015-032----
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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 pasture, located in lowlying terrain. There is rise in ground level immediately to W and a dip into a natural hollow immediately to E. The Palmerstown River is located c. 180 M to N.
This enclosure is not shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map; it is shown on the 25-inch plan as a roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) with trees planted in the interior, and on the 1922 6-inch edition as a subcircular enclosure with no trees. It was levelled during land reclamation; there is no visible trace at ground level. According to local information, it was enclosed by a high, wide earthen bank, and was known as the ‘Round garden’.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 15 November 2018
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- Structureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Dominican friarsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.