Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Barranarran Lower, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Barranarran Lower
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.19577, -9.29434
- SMR number
- MA021-097----
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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 a shallow, natural basin (max dims. 100-150m) of rush-grown damp, boggy ground, surrounded by low, gently rising ridges. Views are rather restricted, most open from W to NNE. The Palmerstown River is located c. 300m to W. This enclosure is evident as a low, circular earthen platform (23m N−S; 22m E−W; H 0.4-0.5m), marked by a dense growth of rushes. The level top of the platform does not have a sharp break of slope but grades gently into sloping sides. Immediately outside the platform, there is a band (Wth 3-4m) of darker vegetation and rushes which is most sharply defined at SE−N but appears to fully encircle the platform. It probably indicates an enclosing fosse. There is a church (MA021-035001-) and graveyard (MA021-035002-) c. 350m to SW.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 23 May 2015
Nearby in the register
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.