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Barrow - unclassified

Townplots West, County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - unclassified, 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
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.21734, -9.24099
SMR number
MA015-044005-

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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 on a small peak on top of a knoll, in an area of rolling average pasture dotted with drumlin-like knolls and hummocks. There are good views in all direction: Rathfran Bay is visible to E, the Ox mountains to SE, and Nephin and the Nephin Beg range to W–SW.
This is shown on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps as a small circular enclosure (diam. 10-15m). It is evident as low, circular slightly domed rise (diam. c. 6-7m; H 0.4m) on top of the knoll. It is degraded and poorly defined. Another possible barrow (MA015-044006-) is located 15m to NNE. There are a wedge tomb (MA015-044007-) and two enclosures (MA015-044002- and MA015-044003-) c. 70m to NE; there is a rath (MA015-044004-) c. 100m to SE and another (MA015-044001-) c. 100m to NW.

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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