What is recorded here

Indicated is a buried circular enclosure on a Mayo rise, marked on old maps but damaged when local fields were cleared into one open pasture. It sits among wedge tombs, barrows and other enclosures, suggesting the hilltop was once busy with ceremony or residence. Gorse still holds the shape, waiting for someone to remember what the land stopped showing.

Located in an area of rolling average pasture dotted with drumlin-like knolls and hummocks, with good views generally, especially SE–SW. Situated on top of a natural rise. Field boundaries to E and SE shown on the 1922 OS 6-inch map were removed during land reclamation to create one large open field. This monument is shown on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m). A slightly domed raised area can be discerned at this location, largely engulfed in gorse. It was not possible to trace the original form and size of the enclosure which appears to have been damaged during land reclamation. This is one monument in a cluster which includes: a wedge tomb (MA015-044007-) located immediately to NW; an enclosure (MA015-044003-) c. 30m to NE, and another (MA015-044001-) c. 100m to WSW; two possible barrows (MA015-044005-; MA015-044006-) c. 30m to SW; and a rath (MA015-044004-) c. 100m to SE. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 December 2018 .

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