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Burnt mound

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

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Townland
Carrowcastle (gallen By., Kilgarvan Par.)
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.08404, -9.08064
SMR number
MA040-107----

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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 at NW end of an elongated natural rise. There is a field drain on a N-S axis 2m to W and another drain on a NW-SE axis 6m to E. Appears as a low, roughly circular rise (c.10m N-S; c.13m E-W; H 0.4m), with a layer of stone in black soil exposed on the E side, just below the sod. The W side of the mound however is cloaked in a thick layer of peaty soil.
A fulacht fia (MA040-106----) is located c. 20m to E.

Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 12 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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