Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - unclassified
Treanfohanaun, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Treanfohanaun
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.88806, -9.01041
- SMR number
- MA071-138----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1790 · Composite: 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 a thicket of overgrowth in a field of level pasture. The Pollagh River is located c. 200m to E where its course takes a broad bend.
A circular embanked enclosure (diam. 15-20m) is shown on 1838 OS 6-inch map; it is not shown on later map editions. It is known locally as 'Lisheen'.
This possible barrow consists of a circular, flat topped mound (overall diam. 11m E–W; 10m N–S; H 0.5 at N, 0.7m at W) of earth and stone. The top (diam. c. 5-6m) of the mound is intermittently defined by several low, moss-covered stones protruding from the sod. The stones vary in size; two on the N side are large and appear set in the ground, but there are also smaller stones, some of which may be field clearance. A large boulder abuts the base of the mound at S.
Engulfed in blackthorn, hawthorn and brambles; difficult to examine. A low stony rise (6m by 4m; H 0.5m) is located 4m to W, probably a field clearance heap.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 10 September 2021
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.