Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Stone circle
Glebe (kilmaine By.),nymphsfield, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glebe (kilmaine By.),nymphsfield
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Stone Circle
- Coordinates
- 53.54770, -9.26470
- SMR number
- MA120-046----
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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 a rise in garden, dwelling to W. Stone circles (MA120-045----), (MA120-047----), (MA120-048----) to N and E. Enclosed W to E by modern iron fence and E to W, by stone field fence. Circle incomplete, comprising twenty-one stones. Thirteen stones set into inner base of earthen bank (H 0.5m), levelled E to W. Orthostats are 0.38m to 1.4m L, 0.14m to 0.4m T, 0.2m to 1.2m H. Internal measurement 17.4m N-S; 17.6m E-W. 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. 5.
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.