What is recorded here

Indicated stands prominently on a Mayo hillock, though its south-west slope has vanished beneath quarrying and a concrete water tank now sits where a circular embankment once rose. Maps from 1838 and 1917 captured the disappearing ring before human hunger consumed it, leaving only a graded summit and a trigonometrical point to mark the loss. The barrow may have joined two neighbouring mounds in a forgotten triangle, but the earth has forgotten its own shape.

In pasture, prominently located on a hillock, with a steep fall of ground to S, W and N and S. Depicted on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as a circular embanked enclosure (diam. 15-20m), and on the 1917 edition as a small hachured feature (diam. c. 10-15m) encircling a trigonometrical point (455ft). The S–W slope of the hillock was entirely quarried away in the past, and this area has been levelled out and grassed over. The top of the hillock has been graded, and a concrete water tank now occupies the summit, possibly overlying the site of the enclosure. This monument may have been a form of barrow, perhaps similar to the mound barrow (MA092-033----), located c. 800m to SE in the same townland, or the mound barrow (MA092-012----) located c. 500m to NW, but insufficient above ground evidence survives to confirm this. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 24 February 2022

A circular embanked enclosure, likely dating to the Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age; its prominent location suggests a ceremonial or defensive function. The site's depiction on early Ordnance Survey maps indicates long-term recognition of its significance.

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