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Barrow - ring-barrow

Castlehill (Tirawley By., Crossmolina. Par.), County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Castlehill (Tirawley By., Crossmolina. Par.), 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
Castlehill (Tirawley By., Crossmolina. Par.)
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.05158, -9.33790
SMR number
MA038-114----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: 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, located on a rise, with a fall of ground into a natural hollow at S and W. There are good views over surrounding undulating landscape, with Nephin dominating the skyline to SW.
Circular platform (7.4m E–W; 7.5m N–S) defined by a fosse (Wth 1.6m) with an external stony bank (Wth 1.8-2.2m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.4-0.6m). Overall diameter: 13.7m N–S; 13.4m E–W.
The central platform is defined NE–SE by a slight scarp; it is less distinct on the W half where the fosse is largely infilled. The external stone bank is evident as a moss- and sod-covered rise of jumbled stones, with a break (Wth 2.4m) at WNW and another (Wth 1.5m) at NE. There is a hollow or pit (diam. 3-3.5m; D 0.45m) on the central platform, slightly off-centre to S. Remnants of relict field fence abut external bank at WNW. There is a rath (MA038-117----) 200m to SE.

Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 13 August 2019

Nearby in the register

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

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