Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mound
Barleyhill, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Barleyhill
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.90940, -9.03931
- SMR number
- MA071-207----
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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, prominently located on a rise with a steep slope to S, and good views over the surrounding expanse of reclaimed pasture and boggy land.
Circular earthen platform (14m N-S) defined by a scarp topped with an irregular, intermittent stony rim (Wth c. 2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.6m).
The stony rim, which is thickly ringed with hawthorn bushes, is rather uneven in height and width, and in parts is set in from the edge of the scarp; it is unclear to what extent it represents the remains of a bank or heaps of field clearance stone. The top of the mound is strewn with stones and occasional boulders, and is partly obscured by overgrowth.
The nature of this mound is unclear. It may be the remains of a structure, such as a lime kiln, associated with a cluster of buildings/farmstead which was located nearby to SE (and is shown on the 1838 and 1931 OS 6-inch maps), but was removed during land reclamation.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 27 September 2021
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.