Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Newcastle, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newcastle
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.91912, -9.03832
- SMR number
- MA071-023----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, located on a rise on a roughly E–W ridge, with good views along the valley of the the Gweestion River and of the surrounding undulating landscape. A possible fording point of the river is c. 100m to SW.
A circular enclosure (diam. 25-30m) is shown on 1838 OS 6-inch map; it is not shown on later map editions. The enclosure appears to have utilised a natural rise or projection on the ridge. Traces of a stony scarp (H 1.1m at SE, 2.6m at SW) survive SE–SW in a shallow arc (L 33m E–W), enhanced by the steep natural slope. A portion of the scarp has a slightly raised lip (Wth c. 2m; int. H 0.15m) at its outer edge, which may preserve the S arc the enclosure. A field fence, which traverses the ridge top on an E–W axis, lies c. 7m to N of the curving scarp. No trace of the enclosure is visible to N of the fence.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 2 July 2021
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.