What is recorded here
In rough, heather-covered upland bog, located on the lower SW-facing slope of a high ridge in NW of Achill Island. There is an area of worked bog c. 60m to S. This consists of a low, roughly constructed wall (Wth 0.4m; H 0.3m) of stones, one to two stones wide and one to two stones high. It is largely concealed by sedges and heather, but can be traced E-SW in a shallow curve (L c. 4m). It maybe the remnants of a small enclosure. There is a cairn (MA042-049001-) 1.8m to S. Image:
MA042-049002_01.jpg: Viewed from SW.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA042-049002
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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Saddle Hill Signal TowerSignal tower · 1.1 mi
Convent of the Sacred HeartConvent/nunnery · 1.7 mi
Deserted VillageHeritage attraction · 2.0 mi
The Deserted Village at SlievemoreVisitor information · 2.3 mi
CroaghaunMountain / peak · 2.7 mi
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Croaghaun sw TopMountain / peak · 3.1 mi
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