Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Mullaghawny, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mullaghawny
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.06284, -9.09321
- SMR number
- MA040-073----
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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 prominent rise, in an area of mixed pasture and bog. There is a stream/drain at the base of at slope c. 65m to E, and Ballymore Lough is c. 400m to E.
Indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as a circular embanked enclosure (diam. 25-30m), and as an arc of hachuring on the 1922 edition. This possible rath has been levelled; there is no visible trace at ground level.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 8 June 2020
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.