Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Bartragh Island, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bartragh Island
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.20031, -9.14441
- SMR number
- MA022-122----
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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 pasture, located on elevated ground at the S end of Bartragh Island. There is a mound barrow (MA022-118001-) c. 10m to W. A roughly D-shaped area (c. 80-85m ENE–WSW; c. 40-45m NNW–SSE) defined on the curving side SW–NE by a band (Wth 4-5m) of differential vegetation, and on the straight side to SSE by a natural fall of ground which drops steeply to a vertical scarp which borders the shoreline. At the time of visit the curving enclosing element was marked by a dense bank of tall ferns. There appears to be a broad break or entrance gap (Wth c. 10-15m) at N.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 17 September 2012
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Middenunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.