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Barrow - embanked barrow

Moyne (Tirawley By.), County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - embanked barrow, Moyne, 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
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----

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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

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

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

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