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Hut site

Bunnamohaun, County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Hut site, 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
53.80259, -10.04081
SMR number
MA084-037----

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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

At the NW end of Clare Island, located on a rocky knoll in an open expanse of coastal commonage. High cliffs drop to the sea c. 200m to N.
This consists of a rough arc (3.5-4m N–S) of loose stones which may represent the W half of a circular hut site. It is poorly defined and largely sod-covered. Immediately to E is a field wall which describes an irregular, meandering arc (c. 35m N–S) across the E slope of the knoll; it is one of several relict field walls on the W, N and E slopes the knoll, which are part of an extensive field system (MA084-001001-) which spreads to W and S. A possible cairn (MA084-036----) is located 45m to S.

Notified to NMS by Michael Gibbons.

Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 22 January 2020

Nearby in the register

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

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