What is recorded here

Indicated is a small circular enclosure in County Mayo, Ireland, marked on maps from 1838 and 1916 but now hidden beneath gorse and brambles. Its low irregular rise resembles a natural gravel deposit, with quarrying scars visible on the north side. The thicket grows so dense it swallows the boundary whole, forcing anyone who seeks the mark to push through biting stems and broken earth. What was drawn as a clear circle has become a rumour in the pasture, remembered only by the resistance of the vegetation and the faint shape beneath it.

In pasture, encompassing a low rise, thickly obscured by gorse and brambles. A small circular feature (diam. 10-15m) is shown on the 1838 and 1916 OS 6-inch maps. The remains consist of a low irregular-shaped rise, which has the appearance of a natural gravel deposit. There is an area of quarrying on the N side. The engulfing thicket of overgrowth impeded inspection. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 June 2022

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