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Enclosure

Townplots West, County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Townplots West, 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
Townplots West
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.21834, -9.23946
SMR number
MA015-044003-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · 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

Located in an area of rolling average pasture dotted with drumlin-like knolls and hummocks, with good views generally, especially SE–SW. Situated on a low natural rise. Field boundaries shown on the 1922 OS 6-inch map to E and SE were removed during land reclamation to create one large open field.
This monument is shown on the 1922 OS 6-inch map as an oval enclosure (diam. c. 20m N–S; c. 25-30m E–W) bisected centrally by an E−W field boundary. A slightly raised oval area (c. 30m E−W; c. 12m N−S) can be discerned, with a poorly defined scarp (Wth slope 3.2m; H 1.4m at SW) visible at SW, but it is not possible to trace the original outline of the enclosure. It is largely engulfed in field clearance debris and overgrowth. A cluster of nearby monuments include: an enclosure (MA015-044002-) and a wedge tomb (MA015-044007-) c. 30m to SW, a rath (MA015-044001-) c. 180m to WSW; two possible barrows (MA015-044005-; MA015-044006-) c. 100 to SW; and a rath (MA015-044004) c. 120m to SE.

Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 6 December 2018

Nearby in the register

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

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