Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Frenchbrook South, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Frenchbrook South
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.56422, -9.14375
- SMR number
- MA121-067----
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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 wettish pasture. Rectilinear area (66m N-S; 71.4m E-W), enclosed by earthen bank (H 0.7m), with internal fosse (D 0.4m) on E. Two entrances on N. Circular stone structure (diam. 5.6m E-W; H 0.3m) in interior. Stone field boundary bisects SE corner of site.
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. 361.
Date of upload: 5 January 2015
Nearby in the register
- Structureunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.