Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Lecarrow (murrisk By.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lecarrow (murrisk By.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.81285, -9.99307
- SMR number
- MA075-024----
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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
Situated close to NW-facing sea cliffs in a wind- swept area characterised by small but steep hills and ridges. At number of stretches of old walls were identified protruding from the grassy sward or visible in shallow in peat cuttings (illustrated in Corlett 2001, 12 and pl. 11).. A short stretch of wall (L c. 8m) of similar character and orientation to MA075-023---- . It is visible c. 105m SE and downslope from MA075-023---- where it runs close to a small stream.
The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.
Date of upload: 4 December 2018
Clare Island Survey
References
Gosling, P., Manning, C. and Waddell, J. (eds.) 2007 New Survey of Clare Island, Volume 5: Archaeology. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy.
Corlett, C. 2001 Antiquities of West Mayo. Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.