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Graffy (gallen By., Kilgarvan Par.), County Mayo, Ireland

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Townland
Graffy (gallen By., Kilgarvan Par.)
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.07638, -9.04947
SMR number
MA040-067----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 150m E of the Lough Brohly, with rising ground to SE.
Circular area (diam. c. 22m) enclosed by a broad, low partly sod-covered stone bank (Wth 3-4m; int. H 0.5-0.8m; ext. H 0.3-0.55m, 1m at W). The flat interior appears slightly sunken relative to exterior ground level. The stone bank is fairly compact and well defined on the W arc, but at NE−E it expands to a broadly slumped width of c. 8m where heaps of field clearance stones have been piled along the circuit; and at SE−S it has been levelled to a broad low stony rise (Wth c. 7m).
There is moderate blackthorn and hawthorn growth around the perimeter, with some blackthorn encroaching on the interior.

Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 8 June 2020

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

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