Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Towerhill Demesne, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Towerhill Demesne
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.72983, -9.18928
- SMR number
- MA100-064----
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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, on summit of ridge sloping sharply to W. Commanding view to W. Raised (H 1.5m) circular area (56m N-S; 56m E-W), enclosed by low (H 0.4m) earthen bank, with external fosse (0.5m). Entrance (Wth 5.1m) with causeway on E, rises to interior. S and W sides have been quarried. Locals say two outer banks were levelled during clearance.
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. 226.
Date of upload: 1 February 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.