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Ballymiles, County Mayo, Ireland

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Townland
Ballymiles
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
53.91378, -9.01526
SMR number
MA071-029----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 undulating pasture, located on a rise overlooking a river which is c. 50m to S.
A circular enclosure (diam. c. 35-40m) is shown on 1838 OS 6-inch map; a semi-circular area incorporated into field boundaries at SE–NNW is indicated on the 1931 edition. There is no visible trace at ground level.

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.

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