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Burnt mound

Greenwood, County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Burnt mound, Greenwood, 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
Greenwood
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.76317, -8.83992
SMR number
MA092-114----

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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

In pasture, located on a small peninsula of gently elevated stony ground, which projects into the NE end of Bekan Lough. The peninsula is surrounded by the lake on the S, W and N sides; on the E side there is a natural depression of wet ground beyond which ground rises to a ridge –the peninsula may have been almost an island in the past.
An elongated surface spread of shattered stone in black charcoal-rich soil was exposed by ploughing. The spread (Wth 7.4m) extended for 20m in a shallow arc SSW–N, with a few small discrete patches (1-2m across) of burnt stone 4-6m to N and NE.
There is a burnt mound (MA092-116----) c. 140m to N, a burnt mound (MA092-115----) c. 130m to ESE, and an another possible burnt mound (MA092-117----) c. 180m to ESE.

Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 25 May 2022

Nearby in the register

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

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