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House - indeterminate date

Bunnamohaun, County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of House - indeterminate date, 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
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.80381, -10.01214
SMR number
MA084-031----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Situated on sloping commonage on lower south-east- ern flanks of Knockmore close to the former upper limit of cultivation. A large area of faint tillage ridges lies immediately to NE, cut by a stream. The house consists of a rectangular structure, U-shaped in plan (NW–SE 5.5m, NE–SW 3.5m), open on the south-eastern or downslope side. It is defined on the other three sides by low grassy banks (Wth 1.1m max. × Wth 0.5m max. × H 0.3m internally), faintest along the north-western (upslope) side. The north-western part of the interior is sub- divided into two small, equal-sized chamber-like divisions by a short narrow bank (Wth 0.7m × H 0.3m) running SE into the interior from the north- western wall for 1.9m. Apart from one large natural boulder protruding from the bank along the south- western side, few stones are visible. Possibly a shelter associated with the tillage ridges.

The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.

Date of upload: 29 November 2018

References

Gosling, P., Manning, C. and Waddell, J. (eds.) 2007 New Survey of Clare Island, Volume 5: Archaeology. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy.

Nearby in the register

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

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