Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Mauteoge, County Mayo, Ireland
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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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
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
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.