Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Collagh, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Collagh
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.90820, -9.00409
- SMR number
- MA071-101001-
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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 a thicket of blackthorn and hazel in a pasture field, crowning the narrow top of a NW–SE rise/small ridge in an area of undulating terrain. Ground falls away for 100m to S–SW toward the meandering Trimoge River, with a bend in the river just to NW. Views are generally not extensive but a break in the encircling ridges opens a distant view to NW of Nephin Mountain and the Nephin Beg Range. This is one of three ringbarrows in a close-set NW–SE row on the ridge top: another ringbarrow (MA071-101----) is 5m to SE, and a third (MA071-101002-) lies immediately to NW.
Not indicated on the 1838 and 1931 OS 6-inch maps. A central circular platform (diam. 5m) defined by a scarp (H 0.6m) with a low internal lip (Wth c. 1m; int. H 0.3m), and enclosed by a shallow fosse (Wth 1.7m; ext. D 0.35m), best preserved SE–S. It is enhanced by the natural fall of ground to SW. It is largely obscured by hazel scrub, brambles and ferns.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 19 August 2021
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.