Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballymacredmond (Tirawley By., Ballynahaglish Par.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymacredmond (Tirawley By., Ballynahaglish Par.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.05095, -9.16802
- SMR number
- MA039-098002-
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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
On a low ridge in an area of undulating pasture, located at a court tomb (MA039 098001 ), now incorporated into the garden of a modern house. de Valéra and Ó Nualláin (1964, 54, no. 59) recorded an enclosure at the E end of the court tomb gallery. They described it as a ‘circular stone-faced bank, about 1.00 m. high and 1.00 m. to 2.00 m. in thickness, which encloses an area roughly 4.50 m. in diameter.’ They interpreted it as probably representing a later alteration of the court area of the tomb (ibid. 55). There is no evidence to suggest that this enclosure is of any great antiquity.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 30 January 2015
References
de Valera, R. and Ó Nualláin, S. 1964 Survey of the megalithic tombs of Ireland. Volume II Co. Mayo. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - court tombunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.