Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Carha (gallen By.), County Mayo, Ireland
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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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, 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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.