Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Promontory fort - inland
Castlecarra, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlecarra
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.72318, -9.26638
- SMR number
- MA099-018----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
On narrow neck of land cutting off extensive area of tree and scrub known as Doon Wood. Well built wall (L 114m; Wth 15m; H 2.2m) of dry-stone masonry extends across entire width of neck of land. Gap (Wth 3m) in centre is probably a much later gateway. Field fence runs along top of site. Two enclosures, (MA099-018002-) and (MA099-018003-) are situated at the W end of the enclosed area, beside lakeshore.
The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 89.
Date of upload: 22 January 2013
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.