Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Knocknaskeagh (Gallen By., Killeden Par.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocknaskeagh (Gallen By., Killeden Par.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.84686, -9.04256
- SMR number
- MA080-023----
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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 pasture, situated at the break of slope on top of the steep E-facing slope of a prominent hill, just above a small cliff-like rocky outcrop. There is a commercial quarry to W.
An oval embanked enclosure (c. 25m N−S; c. 20m E−W) is shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map; it is not shown on later map editions. According to local information, there was a 'small garden field, about 20 feet across' at this location. It was not known as a ‘fort’ or rath in local tradition. It was removed during land reclamation, and there is no visible trace at ground level.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 30 November 2021
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.