Overview
Mound in Moorgagagh is recorded as Mound in Mayo. In pasture, located on a rise with a fall of ground to S and W crossed by a field/property boundary which is engulfed in hawthorn, blackthorn and brambles.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: In pasture, located on a rise with a fall of ground to S and W
How it was made and used
The saved account records: on the E side of the field wall) is well preserved, surviving as a compact D-shaped mound (7-8m N−S
What was found
The saved account records: The remains of a circular mound (diam.
What remains
The saved account records: The condition of the W half (to W of the field wall) is uncertain
Why it mattered
Mound in Moorgagagh matters because the source ties mound to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: crossed by a field/property boundary which is engulfed in hawthorn, blackthorn and brambles.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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