Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hilltop enclosure
Ballymartin, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymartin
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Lisnatreanduff
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lisnatreanduff
- Coordinates
- 53.58779, -9.15715
- SMR number
- MA118-098----
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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
Circular area (101m N-S; 104m E-W), on summit of ridge enclosed by three, and the remains of a fourth, earthen banks with intervening fosses. Stone field fence encloses the site SE to ENE, second fence encloses interior, inside inner bank. Interior rises towards the centre N to S. Inner banks and fosses well preserved and display evidence of stone revetment. Outer bank survives E to SE and WNW to N. Four gaps or entrances through banks and fosses at NNE, ENE, SSW, WNW. Gaps on NNE (Wth 3.5m) and ENE (Wth 3m) contain stonelined causeways.
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. 88.
Date of upload: 20 December 2013
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.