Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Rusheens West, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rusheens West
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.89602, -8.67475
- SMR number
- MA073-051----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located in rough pasture, bordering a spring-fed area of wet ground. A very low D-shaped rise (5-6m N−S; c. 4m E−W to field wall), which appears to be composed of stones in a matrix of black peaty soil. It is bordered on the straight side at E by N−S drystone field wall. It is largely concealed by a grass, rushes and brambles. A holy well (MA073-013----) and an ogham stone (MA073-012----) are located 8-10m to N.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 21 June 2017
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.