Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Cartron (Gallen By., Attymass Par.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cartron (Gallen By., Attymass Par.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Toberacloon
- Latest-edition OS map
- Toberacloon
- Coordinates
- 54.06968, -9.05494
- SMR number
- MA040-078----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Located on the line of a stream/drain, which coincides with the townland boundary. There is rising ground to N−NW, and a flat expanse of wettish land to S.
An irregular-shaped pool, c. 10m across, is enclosed within a thicket of reeds, bog myrtle and marsh vegetation. The pool is at least 1m deep, with a soft muddy base. A rough stone wall, coinciding with the townland boundary, is evident on the S side of the pool.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 9 June 2020
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.