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Barrow - ring-barrow

Carrownaglogh (gallen By.), County Mayo, Ireland

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Townland
Carrownaglogh (gallen By.)
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.13272, -9.03969
SMR number
MA031-013----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 in gently undulating terrain, c. 50m N the Glenree or Owenmore River.
Circular platform (diam. 8.4m) defined by a fosse (Wth 2.2m to NNW; 2.6m to SSE) and an external bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.4m to SSE; 0.85m to NNW) of earth and stone. The overall diameter is 16.4m. The bank incorporates some field clearance stones, and is ringed with hawthorn and brambles. A field fence skirts the barrow, 1m to W.
There is a possible embanked barrow (MA031-014----) location on the opposite side of river c. 115m to SE.

Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 13 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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