Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - embanked barrow
Moyne (tirawley By.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moyne (tirawley By.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.20092, -9.19784
- SMR number
- MA022-046----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 gently undulating pasture, located on a natural rise/low hillock. There are good views of the surrounding countryside, with the Ox Mountains stretching to SE, and the summit of Nephin Mountain visible to SSW. An embankment for a defunct branch-line of the Great Western Railway lies immediately to SW, truncating the base of the rise.
This possible embanked barrow is not indicated on the 1838 OS-6-inch map, but is shown on the 1929 edition. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 11m) defined by a low, sod-covered earthen bank (Wth 1.4m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.2m at SE). The bank appears to incorporate some stone. It is low and degraded, and at W–N is reduced to a scarp.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 2 May 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.