Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Stone circle
Nymphsfield, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Nymphsfield
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Stone Circle
- Coordinates
- 53.54738, -9.26351
- SMR number
- MA120-047----
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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
In level pasture, with stone circles (MA120-045----), (MA120-046----), (MA120-048----) to W and N. Circle incomplete, levelled SE to SW. Eighteen upright stones, representing the remains of two concentric circles, set on inner and outer face of earthen bank (H 0.5m). Ten stones lie prostrate on bank, levelled SE to SW. Orthostats are 0.3m to 1.3m L, 0.34m to 0.66m T, 0.3m to 1.42m H. Internal diameter 32.6m E-W. This is a national monument (no. 146) in state ownership.
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. 6.
Date of upload: 5 December 2012
Nearby in the register
- Stone circleunder 1 mi
- Stone circleunder 1 mi
- Stone circleunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.