Enclosure in Ballymiles, County Mayo

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

In undulating pasture, located on a rise overlooking a river which is c. 50m to S. A circular enclosure (diam. c. 35-40m) is shown on 1838 OS 6-inch map; a semi-circular area incorporated into field boundaries at SE–NNW is indicated on the 1931 edition. There is no visible trace at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA071-029

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JohnArmagh, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pamela Norrington, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
Pamela Norrington, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Didier Descouens, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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