What is recorded here

Enclosure in Townplots West is a buried oval mound in County Mayo, Ireland, now hidden beneath field debris and overgrowth on a low rise above rolling pasture. It belonged to a nearby cluster of ancient monuments, including a wedge tomb and two raths, suggesting the landscape once held a settled human presence. Land reclamation removed the surrounding boundaries, absorbing the enclosure into one open field and erasing most of its visible shape.

Located in an area of rolling average pasture dotted with drumlin-like knolls and hummocks, with good views generally, especially SE–SW. Situated on a low natural rise. Field boundaries shown on the 1922 OS 6-inch map to E and SE were removed during land reclamation to create one large open field. This monument is shown on the 1922 OS 6-inch map as an oval enclosure (diam. c. 20m N–S; c. 25-30m E–W) bisected centrally by an E−W field boundary. A slightly raised oval area (c. 30m E−W; c. 12m N−S) can be discerned, with a poorly defined scarp (Wth slope 3.2m; H 1.4m at SW) visible at SW, but it is not possible to trace the original outline of the enclosure. It is largely engulfed in field clearance debris and overgrowth. A cluster of nearby monuments include: an enclosure (MA015-044002-) and a wedge tomb (MA015-044007-) c. 30m to SW, a rath (MA015-044001-) c. 180m to WSW; two possible barrows (MA015-044005-; MA015-044006-) c. 100 to SW; and a rath (MA015-044004) c. 120m to SE. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 December 2018

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