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Barrow - ring-barrow

Carha (Gallen By.), County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Carha, 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
Carha (Gallen By.)
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.15243, -9.04429
SMR number
MA031-001----

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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 pasture, prominently sited close to break of slope at SE end of a ridge. The location provides excellent views, with the Ox Mountains on the horizon at E−S, and Nephin Mountain and the Nephin Beg range visible to W. There is a stream c. 55m to S at the base of the ridge slope. Circular platform (diam.12.2m) enclosed by a fosse (Wth 1.8-2m) with an outer earthen bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.7; ext. H 0.9m). Overall diameter is 20m. The outer bank is compact and well-defined, except for a low section at NW-NNE. At SE there is a causeway (Wth 1.4m) over the fosse, and a corresponding low area (Wth 0.6m) in the outer bank, but it is not clear if this is a primary feature of the barrow. To N, 0.8m outside the bank, is a low, sod-covered linear feature (L 4m; Wth 1.2m; H 0.6m) of uncertain significance; it may be a field clearance heap or remnant of a field division.

Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 5 June 2018

Nearby in the register

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

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