Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Carrowcrom, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowcrom
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.09456, -9.04890
- SMR number
- MA040-018----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, located on a low rise, with a fall of ground to W and SW. There is a river 150m to E. The Ox Mountains define the horizon at E−S, and Nephin Mountain is visible to WSW.
Circular area (11.8m N−S; c. 10m E−W) defined SSE−NNW by a sod-covered stone bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.4-0.55m; ext. H 1.4m at W), with a steep external slope at W enhanced by the natural fall of ground. At N−E the stone bank has been greatly reduced and incorporated into a field fence which respects the curve of the enclosure, and at E−SE it is evident as a low grass-grown rise. The interior has a slightly sunken appearance. There is an accumulation of field clearance stones against the external slope of the stone bank at SW.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 13 May 2020
Nearby in the register
- Megalithic tomb - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.