What is recorded here

Indicated is a degraded circular barrow on a Mayo knoll, overlooking Rathfran Bay and the Nephin mountains. It sits among other ancient markers, including a wedge tomb and enclosures, forming a forgotten landscape of death and memory. The small dome may have marked a burial, a boundary or a promise made to the land.

Located on a small peak on top of a knoll, in an area of rolling average pasture dotted with drumlin-like knolls and hummocks. There are good views in all direction: Rathfran Bay is visible to E, the Ox mountains to SE, and Nephin and the Nephin Beg range to W–SW. This is shown on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps as a small circular enclosure (diam. 10-15m). It is evident as low, circular slightly domed rise (diam. c. 6-7m; H 0.4m) on top of the knoll. It is degraded and poorly defined. Another possible barrow (MA015-044006-) is located 15m to NNE. There are a wedge tomb (MA015-044007-) and two enclosures (MA015-044002- and MA015-044003-) c. 70m to NE; there is a rath (MA015-044004-) c. 100m to SE and another (MA015-044001-) c. 100m to NW. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 December 2018

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