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Enclosure

Shanwar, County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Shanwar, County Mayo, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Shanwar
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.97752, -9.07294
SMR number
MA061-003----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: 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

At the NW edge of a pasture field, located on elevated ground, which provides good views over rough hilly pasture to NW, and of gently falling ground to SE, towards Lough Muck which is c. 360m distant.
This monument is shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. 20-25m); it is not shown on the 1930 edition. The enclosure has been levelled. A low, roughly circular rise (diam. 15-20m) marks the location. It is bordered on the W side by a drystone field wall (Wth 1m; H 0.6m) which describes a distinct curve SW−NW, most likely preserving the original curve of the W half of the enclosure.

Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 18 October 2018

Nearby in the register

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

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