Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Fauleens (costello By.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fauleens (costello By.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.94652, -8.71474
- SMR number
- MA063-062----
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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 pasture, adjacent to a NW flowing drain/stream. This low, irregular rise (diam. 6-8m) is composed of angular stone fragments in dark brown soil. It may be a burnt mound.
There is a burnt mound (MA063-061----) c. 40m to NW and a rath (MA063-031----) c. 60m to NE.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 9 December 2020
Nearby in the register
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.