Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Cloonliffen, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonliffen
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.61775, -9.26125
- SMR number
- MA117-018001-
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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 E-facing slope in meadow. Marked as circular enclosure on OS map (1838), containing 'Grave Yard'. O'Donovan (1838, 392) refers to 'ancient fort, which serves as a burial ground for young children'. Burial ground (MA117-018002-) in interior of earthen mound.
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. 345.
Date of upload: 6 November 2013
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.