Discover Alone ← Back to nearby map

← Back to the nearby map

Indicated — Culliagh

Enclosure

Why this matters

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

View my places

Overview

Indicated — Culliagh is recorded as Enclosure in Mayo. Located in pasture, with ground rising to a woodland-covered ridge at S and falling towards a stream/drain c. 80m at N, beyond which is an expanse of flat, drained pasture. c. 15-20m NW–SE) is shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map

Who made it and when

The saved account records: Located in pasture, with ground rising to a woodland-covered ridge at S and falling towards a stream/drain c. 80m at N, beyond which is an expanse of flat, drained pasture.

How it was made and used

The saved account records: Remnants of a field wall cross the S side of the hillock, and a beech tree grows on the W edge.

What was found

The saved account records: c. 15-20m NW–SE) is shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map

What remains

The saved account records: it is not shown on later map editions.

Why it mattered

Indicated — Culliagh matters because the source ties enclosure to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: At this location there is a low hillock or rise, with a flattish top (c. 15m E−W

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

No photo yet

Add the human story, a picture, a first-hand message or a missing place.

Earn 5 points after the picture is checked and accepted.

Add a pictureAdd its storyTalk or ask a questionAdd a new place

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

Conversation about this place

Questions and messages sit beneath the source record. They are checked before appearing.

No questions or messages yet.

Ask a question or join the conversation