Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Road - road/trackway
Altnabrocky, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Altnabrocky
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.08214, -9.57624
- SMR number
- MA036-003----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated within an extensive area of peatland, in rough, mountainous terrain. An undated report by Liam Price (d. 1967) records ‘the track of an old road'. The road extended from two irregular-shaped hillocks, known locally as ‘sídheán leathan’, westwards for c. 100m towards a possible barrow (MA036-001----), known as ‘sheeaun’ or ‘sídheán’, and continued to SW towards a river and for a short distance beyond the river (NMI Topographical files). Inspected in 1997, it was found that a section of the roadway (Wth 2.7m; max. H 0.4m), constructed of peat interspersed with stone, could still be traced to the NE and SW of the possible barrow. A plantation of coniferous trees engulfs the road c. 60m to NE of the possible barrow. There is no evidence to suggest that this road is of any great antiquity.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 30 January 2015
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosure2 mi
- Enclosure2 mi
- Ringfort - rath2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.