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Enclosure

Carrownlacka, County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Carrownlacka, County Mayo, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Carrownlacka
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.90211, -8.67351
SMR number
MA073-046001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1857 · 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 average pasture, broken by rock outcropping. According to local information there was a 'a ring or stone fort now cleared away' at this location. There is no visible trace at ground level. There is a bullaun stone (MA073-046002-) in the same field and a possible cashel (MA073-045001-), a souterrain (MA073-045002-) and a bullaun stone (MA073-045003-) are located c. 50m to NE.

Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 22 June 2021

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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