Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Tonroe (Costello By.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tonroe (Costello By.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.97034, -8.73048
- SMR number
- MA063-012----
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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)
- 1811 · 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 an area of gently undulating grassland, located adjacent to the S boundary of the townland.
A circular embanked enclosure (diam. c. 25m) is shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map; it is shown on the 1920 edition as a subcircular enclosure (c. 30m NW−SE; c. 25-30m NE−SW) outlined by a solid line, with a trackway skirting it at S leading to two vernacular buildings located immediately E of the enclosure.
The enclosure has been destroyed; there is no visible trace. A house and garden now overlie the location. According to local information, it was enclosed by an earth and stone bank
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 7 July 2020
Nearby in the register
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.