Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Cuillaun (gallen By.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cuillaun (gallen By.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.93477, -8.89350
- SMR number
- MA062-107001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 wettish, rushy pasture, located on a slight rise. Ground rises steeply towards a ridge to N, and falls gently to S for c. 150m to the shores of Lough Killaturly. A farm lane lies a few meters to NW.
Low, circular platform (6m N–S; 5.3m E–W; H 0.7m at N; 0.65m at S) enclosed by a narrow fosse (Wth 1.2m; D 0.25m). There is a slight rise (Wth 1.2m; ext. H 0.15m) on the outer edge of the fosse at the SE, which may be the remnant of an external bank. At NNW–N the fosse is truncated by a shallow, rectangular pit, which is bordered on its N side by the farm laneway. Another small, oval quarry pit lies 1.5m to E.
Another ringbarrow (MA062-107002-) is located c. 140m to S at the lake shore.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 26 January 2021
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.