Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field system
Ballyhenry Or Caraun, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyhenry Or Caraun
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.56057, -9.11957
- SMR number
- MA121-074002-
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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 rocky terrain, may be associated with cashel (MA121-074001-). A number of long earthen and stone banks, adjoining W and S sides of cashel, extend over a huge area.
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. 562.
Date of upload: 7 January 2015
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.