Enclosure in Killybrone, 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 pasture, located towards the S side of an NW–SW ridge. This monument is shown on 1838 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m); it is not shown on the 1922 edition. There is no visible trace at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA015-047

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Picture notes

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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Steve Edge, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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