Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Bunnamohaun, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bunnamohaun
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.80031, -10.04649
- SMR number
- MA084-001002-
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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 just off the summit of an exposed rocky hill, close to the sea cliffs on the extreme NW side of Clare Island. A rectangular walled enclosure (int. 26.6m N–S; 22.1m E–W) defined by a dilapidated mortared stone wall (Wth 0.6m; max. H 1.1m). It encloses, and is contemporary with, a stone-built signal tower (NIAH: Reg. No. 31308401), which was constructed in 1804-6 during the Anglo-French Wars. There is a limekiln (MA084-001003-) in the SW quadrant of the enclosure.
Descriptions of the enclosure (Catalogue entry no. 69, p. 137-138) and the signal tower (Catalogue entry no. 156, p. 181-182) are published in P. Gosling, C. Manning and J. Waddell (eds.), 2007 New Survey of Clare Island, Volume 5: Archaeology. RIA, Dublin.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 13 July 2015
Nearby in the register
- Signal towerunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.