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Enclosure

Cartron North, County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Cartron North, 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
Cartron North
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
53.82601, -8.77290
SMR number
MA082-021----

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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 pasture, located on the top of a ridge, close to the break of slope at S. There are extensive views to NNE–W over a broad sweep of countryside, and to N−NW along the top of the ridge.
This enclosure is not shown on any edition of the OS 6-inch maps, but a shallow N–E arc is shown in the townland boundary on the 1838 OS 6-inch map, and a semi-circular arc of field boundaries curving W–E is shown on the 1916 edition.
On the ground, a semi-circular area (diam. c. 60m E–W) roughly conforming to the contours of the hill is defined by an earth and stone field fence (Wth 2m; H 1.2m) with an accompanying external field ditch. The crown of the hill, comprising a fairly level area (diam. c. 25-30m) is located within the area defined by the arc of field fence. There is no clear evidence that this constitute a rath or archaeological enclosure.

Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 20 December 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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