Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Carrowcastle (Gallen By., Kilgarvan Par.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowcastle (Gallen By., Kilgarvan Par.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.08157, -9.07619
- SMR number
- MA040-099----
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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)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, located on a rise with a fall of ground to S−SW, overlooking an area of lowlying damp ground.
An oval embanked enclosure (diam. 25-30 E−W; c. 20m N−S) is shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map; it is not shown on the 1922 edition. The enclosure has been partly levelled. A low semicircular raised area (27m ESE−WSW; 15.4m N−S) can be traced, defined on the curving side at E−WSW by a levelled scarp (Wth slope 6.6m; H 1.3m at S), merging with a natural slope. It is cut at W by a field fence on a NE−SW axis. At N it is bordered by a field fence on a roughly E−W axis, which appears to respect or retain the original N−NNE arc of the enclosure. There is a rath (MA040-051----) 30m to NW and an enclosure (MA040-052----) 45m to E.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 26 May 2020
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.