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Burnt mound

Mauteoge, County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Burnt mound, Mauteoge, 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
Mauteoge
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.08501, -9.36276
SMR number
MA038-173----

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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

Located in rough, damp pasture. This possible burnt mound is evident as a slightly raised surface spread (diam c. 6m) of charcoal-rich soil and shattered stone, with a possible further linear spread of burnt material for several meters to SW. Its exact limits are uncertain.A NE-SW field drain lies a few meters to SE. There is a burnt mound (MA038-172----) 15m to NE, a burnt mound (MA038-174----) 20m to SSW, and another (MA038-175---) is located 140m to NE.

Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 19 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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