Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Scregg (costello By., Aghamore Par.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Scregg (costello By., Aghamore Par.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.82326, -8.79264
- SMR number
- MA082-028----
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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
In pasture, located on the E side of a low rise.
Circular platform (diam. 12m; ext. H 0.6m at W, 1.1m at E) enclosed by a fosse (Wth 1.5-2m) and external earth and stone bank (Wth 3-3.5m; int. H 1.2-1.5m; ext. H 0.2m at W, 1.2m at E).
The central platform is slightly domed in profile, with a shallow depression (diam. c. 2m) on the NE side. The fosse is narrow relative to the external bank which is substantial, but low externally at W where it is dug into the rising slope. Stony remnants of a field fence overlie the external bank at N–E.
Overall diam. (crest to crest ext. bank): 21m
The central platform is grass covered; the outer bank is ringed with gorse, thorn bushes and brambles. There is another barrow (MA082-046----) 300m to NW.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 20 December 2021
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - embanked barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.