Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Eskerymorilly, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Eskerymorilly
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- MA092-093----
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The National Monuments Service's description
This record refers to a possible earthwork recorded by Knox (1911, 238-239) in Eskerymorilly townland. He described it as a spur of raised ground (L c. 100m; Wth c. 45m; H c. 9m) projecting from the narrow W end of much higher E−W esker or ridge. The spur appeared to have been artificially scarped. The space on top of the spur was subdivided roughly centrally by a N−S bank with a shallow ditch on its W side. A small quarry pit cut into the spur, roughly midway along its S slope. The exact location of this possible earthwork has not been established.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 24 May 2022
References
Knox, H.T. 1911 Some Connacht Raths and Motes. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 41, 205-40, 301-42.