Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Stone circle
Glebe (kilmaine By.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glebe (kilmaine By.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Stone Circle
- Coordinates
- 53.54851, -9.26352
- SMR number
- MA120-045----
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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 crest of rise in pasture, enclosed by modern fence, with stone circles (MA120-046----), (MA120-047----), (MA120-048----) to E and S. Circle incomplete, comprising thirty stones, some broken. They are 0.17m to 1.28m L, 0.07m to 0.34m T, 0.2m to 1.25m H. Internal measurement 16.2m N-S; 15.9m E-W. Low mound (H 0.3m; Wth 4m) in centre. Some stones disturbed by tree growth. This is a national monument (no. 146) in state guardianship.
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. 4.
Date of upload: 5 December 2012
Nearby in the register
- Stone circleunder 1 mi
- Stone circleunder 1 mi
- Stone circleunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.