Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Thomastown (Kilmaine By., Kilcommon Par.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Thomastown (Kilmaine By., Kilcommon Par.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.60409, -9.08716
- SMR number
- MA119-041002-
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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 improved pasture, located on level ground in gently rolling grassland.
A circular embanked enclosure is shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map, with a field boundary on a NNW–SSE axis immediately to SW, and a second enclosure (MA119-041001-) located c. 10m to NW. It is not shown on the 1915 edition.
When inspected in 2000, the remains consisted of a shallow circular flat-based depression (21m N–S; 21m E–W) defined around the perimeter by a very slight, broad raised rim (Wth c. 4m). The raised rim merged seamlessly with exterior ground level and forming a gradual slump into the sunken interior, which was at a depth of c. 0.4-0.55m below the top of the rim. At ESE–SE the perimeter was more or less flush with exterior ground level, possibly indicating the location of an entrance. A subsequent inspection in 2012, found that land reclamation works had reduced the enclosure to an ephemeral cropmark, consisting of a band (Wth c. 2-3m) of slightly yellowish grass defining a circular area (diam. c. 20m).
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 23 July 2012.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.