Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Greenwood, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Greenwood
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.76248, -8.83824
- SMR number
- MA092-115----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, located on gently rising ground close to the NE shore of Bekan Lough.
When inspected in 1998 this levelled burnt mound was visible as a roughly semi-circular area (diam. c. 12m) marked by shorter grass growth, with black soil exposed in parts which were denuded of vegetation. It appeared to be composed of a concentration of stone fragments. The straight side faces SW towards the lake.
There is a burnt mound (MA092-114----) c. 130m to WNW, a burnt mound (MA092-116----) c. 200m to NNW, and a possible burnt spread (MA092-117----) c. 25m to SE.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 25 May 2022
Nearby in the register
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.