Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Stone circle
Leitir Beag, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Leitir Beag
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Circle of Stones
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.11095, -10.12560
- SMR number
- MA024-014----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Situated in a sandy field at the S end of Portglash Bay. Circular area (diam. 8.3m) defined by a series of 28 granite stones set on edge. There are breaks in the circle at E, SE and SSE. A number of small and medium sized stones protrude from the internal ground surface.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 7 June 2017
Nearby in the register
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Promontory fort - coastalunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Platformunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.