Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballycally, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballycally
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.70107, -9.23631
- SMR number
- MA100-107----
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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, 150m from E shore of Lough Carra. Low, arc-shaped bank of earth and stone levelled W to NE, heavily overgrown. Possible ringfort.
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. 398.
The circular feature shown on the OSI ITM mapping outlines an area of vegetation on the E edge of the enclosure. The location dot marks the centre of the enclosure.
Date of upload: 7 February 2013
Nearby in the register
- Dovecoteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.