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Enclosure

Bunnamohaun, County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Bunnamohaun, 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
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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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)
  • 1841 · 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

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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