Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Dervin, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dervin
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.05659, -9.34617
- SMR number
- MA038-087----
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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
In pasture, located on a rise with a fall of ground to N–NW, and good views of the surrounding landscape.
Shown on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m). This enclosure has been levelled; a slight circular undulation (diam. 12m N–S; 14m E–W) can be discerned.
There is a rath (MA038-086----) 90m to N, and another rath (MA038-088----) c. 160m to SE.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 1 August 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 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.