Lecarrow

2 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lecarrow, from 29,792 m² (2.98 ha, 7.36 acres) to 3,540,053 m² (354.01 ha, 874.77 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 34 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Lecarrow in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

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• 14 Feb 2022N/a

  CONSTRUCT A PRIVATE DWELLING HOUSE, PROPRIETARY EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND SOIL POLISHING FILTER TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 22101

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Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Clare Island Cliffs SAC 002243
• Special Protection Area: Clare Island SPA 004136
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Clare Island 000477

Recorded monuments

• MA075-009001 Promontory fort - coastal
  Description

  Situated in an area of rough sheep grazing along the north coast of Clare Island. The view from the site W, N and E. This is not marked on the OS maps and had not been previously recorded. A broad N-facing headland measuring 21m E-W by 51m N-S is defended by a low collapsed wall and a ditch. The wall curves slightly and the lower courses of large boulders survive in situ. The wall including collapsed material is 6m in width at present, but existing inner and outer facing suggests it was originally 2m-3m wide. It has several gaps within it, none of which is clearly the remains of an original entrance. Towards the W the wall deteriorates and little facing is visible along here. The ditch is shallow and averages 1.5m wide. Its slight dimensions suggest it was only the quarry ditch for the wall material. The area outside the ditch is strewn with rocks, and several uprights along the outer edge of the ditch may be the remains of an outer wall. The interior of the fort slopes gently and contains one sub-circular hut-site (MA075-09002-). This lies along the inside of the bank near the eastern cliff edge, and measures 2.1m by 2.9m in diameter. It stands only one course of stones high and was drystone built. Two more grassed over settings of stones may be traces of hutsites along the northern cliff edge. These descriptions are derived from the MA thesis of Markus Casey 1999 The coastal promontory forts of Ireland. A survey of counties Sligo, Mayo, Galway and Clare. Unpublished MA thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway. Date of upload: 5 December 2018

• MA075-009002 Hut site
  Description

  Situated within 4m of the steep N-facing cliffs on eastern coast of the island. A natural stone-filled gully lies immediately to S, and an old turf stack lies 7m to WSW. The hut site lies within the confines of a supposed promontory fort (MA075-009001-). It consists of an arc of small earthfast stones c. 14 in all, protruding (H 0.3m max.) through the closely cropped grass appears to define a roughly oval area (E–W 1.8m, N–S c. 2m) from W through N to SE. A sequence of four almost contiguous stones at NW are the most convincing because they appear to be set vertically. The space enclosed is very slightly dished, and the grass appears to be of a slightly darker hue. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA075-023 Field boundary
  Description

  Situated close to NW-facing sea cliffs in a wind- swept area characterised by small but steep hills and ridges. At number of stretches of old walls were identified protruding from the grassy sward or visible in shallow in peat cuttings (illustrated in Corlett 2001, 12 and pl. 11). The most visible stretch commences in a hollow between two hillocks, c. 13m short of the low earthen embankment that marks the line of the nineteenth-century cliff boundary. The presence of some small indentations in the sward here suggests that the end of the wall may actually have been robbed out to construct the cliff boundary. From here and following a roughly E–W axis, it is traceable intermittently for c. 130m running eastwards from the cliffs into a small valley as a slightly meandering line of small boulders and slabs (Wth c. 0.5m × H c. 0.4m). Some of the latter are set longitudinally, and where the wall is visible in modern peat cuttings it appears to sit on the old mineral subsoil. At its eastern end it peters out close to the edge of a modern peat-cutting. A further short stretch of wall (MA075-023----) of similar character and orientation is also visible c. 105m SE and downslope from this point, where it runs close to a small stream. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 4 December 2018

• MA075-024 Field boundary
  Description

  Situated close to NW-facing sea cliffs in a wind- swept area characterised by small but steep hills and ridges. At number of stretches of old walls were identified protruding from the grassy sward or visible in shallow in peat cuttings (illustrated in Corlett 2001, 12 and pl. 11).. A short stretch of wall (L c. 8m) of similar character and orientation to MA075-023---- . It is visible c. 105m SE and downslope from MA075-023---- where it runs close to a small stream. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 4 December 2018 Clare Island Survey

• MA085-001001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated in partially cutaway bog towards the eastern end of the extensive peat basin at Park, the mound has been exposed in a recently cut drainage channel running NNW–SSE. Another fulacht fia (MA085-001002-), 18m further to SE, is similarly exposed in both faces of the same channel. A third fulacht fia (MA085-002001-) lies 94.5m to ENE. Some 25m to SW is a small hillock in the centre of the bog and the site is also overlooked by two similar hillocks c. 30m to SE. The fulacht fia is visible as thin lenses of heat- fractured stone and an abundance of charcoal in both faces of the drainage channel. Exposed in east-north-eastern face of the cutting is a layer of burnt stone and charcoal measuring 8m long (NNW–SSE) and up to 0.25m thick. The top of the layer is c. 0.1–0.25m below present level of the bog. Beneath it there is c. 0.65–0.7m of peat, and below that again is boulder clay. With only one or two exceptions, all the stones in this layer are less than <0.1m in maximum dimension. The charcoal is noticeably concentrated towards the base of the layer. The whole layer peters out gradually at the north-north-eastern end and slightly more abruptly at south-south-western end. At the north-north-eastern end, in the opposite face (WSW) of the cutting, the same layer is also exposed for a distance of 1.7m. From this it can be estimated that the original minimum width of the layer of burnt stone on an ENE–WSW axis was at least 2.7m. Geophysical survey suggested that this monument is a very slight feature, consistent with the visible thinness of the layer of burnt stones (Slater 1993, 49; Slater et al. 1996, fig. 12, no. 67) The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-001002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In partly cutaway bog, located towards the E end of a natural peat basin. A second fulacht fia (MA085-001001-) is located 20m to N. This fulacht fia was partly excavated (92E0162) over two seasons in 1992 and 1993 (King, 2007, 249-266). Prior to excavation, the fulacht fia was visible as lenses of densely-packed, heat-shattered sandstone and charcoal in both section faces of a NNW-SSE field drain (Wth c. 3m) which had cut through and partly damaged the mound. During the pre-excavation survey, a rim sherd of decorated, coarse-textured prehistoric pottery was found protruding from the lens of burnt stone. The excavation established the limits of the mound (c. 7.4m N−S; c. 5m E−W; H c. 0.39m), and revealed evidence for at least two phases of activity. The earliest phase was represented by an oval depression (1m NE-SW; 1.6m NW-SE; D 0.07m), possibly a trough, which was surrounded by a stone-covered surface, possibly intended to provide a working surface. The oval depression was delimited on the inner edge of its perimeter by eighteen wooden pegs, with traces of possible wattling between the pegs. It was filled with heat-shattered stone, charcoal and partially burnt wood, with a large stone slab lying in the base. At the SE end of the depression, an oval concentration of heat-shattered and fire-reddened stones may have been the remains of a hearth. Also belonging to the primary phase, was an enigmatic stone-built structure (max. W 1.07m; H 0.35m) located a few meters S of the oval depression. It had been damaged by the field drain, but it was clear that it had sides of upright sandstone slabs, and a floor lined with small stones, and it appeared to have been roofed with slabs. It was tentatively interpreted as an oven, although there was no evidence of heat-fracturing. A thin peat horizon appears to have developed during this early phase, and the mound of burnt stone overlay this. A charcoal sample from the mound produced a radiocarbon date of 3620+/-32 BP (UB6828) which points to use of the site in the Early Bronze Age during the period 2121-2015/2041-1892 BC (King 2007, 265). Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 10 December 2018

• MA085-002001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated on the southern bank of a modern stream-cutting 35m upstream (to SW) of a bridge on the North Road. The site lies close to the outflow point from the working bog at Park, at a point where the original stream would have emerged from it before drainage and turf-cutting became extensive. The site is overlooked by a small hillock on the northern side of the stream, but otherwise the immediate surroundings are flat. Two exposures/spreads of heat- fractured stone were noted (MA085-002001-, MA085-002002-). The fulachta fia is visible as an intermittent band of burnt stone (L 7m on E–W axis, H c. 0.3m) in the southern face of a recently cut (c. 1988) drainage channel. A loose spread of burnt stone is also in evidence among the spoil dumped on the south- ern bank of the channel at this point. Finally, a very small cluster of burnt stone (L 0.45m) is visible in the northern face of the channel, directly opposite the western end of the exposure in its southern bank. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-002002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated on the southern bank of a modern stream-cutting 35m upstream (to SW) of a bridge on the North Road. The site lies close to the outflow point from the working bog at Park, at a point where the original stream would have emerged from it before drainage and turf-cutting became extensive. The site is overlooked by a small hillock on the northern side of the stream, but otherwise the immediate surroundings are flat. Two exposures/spreads of heat- fractured stone were noted (MA085-002001-, MA085-002002-). Some 14m upstream (to W) from western limits of MA085-002001-, a small exposure of small stones (L 0.1–0.2m max.) was noted on top of the southern face of the cutting. Some of these bear traces of heat fracture. This exposure extends over an area c. 4m E–W and extends back from stream bank for c. 0.5m. Furthermore, c. 7m S of the stream at this point, another loose spread of heat-fractured stone occurs on the surface of the bog. However, as the latter spread is only c. 12.5m SW of the westernmost exposure of MA085-002001- in the stream bank, it may pertain to the latter site: it could be within the dumping range of a mechanical excavator. While these exposures and spreads of burnt stone may well represent two separate fulachtaí fia, it is also conceivable that they are all related to/derived from one site. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-003 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated on SW bank of Dorree River at a point where it has cut a narrow channel (Wth 1m) running SE to NW between two small but steep- sided glacial hillocks. Here the banks of the stream are up to 2.5m high, and the fulacht fia is situated on a narrow terrace right on the south- western bank c. 2m above the base of the stream. The prospect is limited by higher ground except to NW, where the stream flows out into a small basin. The fulacht fia is exposed in a sheep-rubbing (L c. 4.2m, H 0.5m) where it appears as a dense layer of heat-fractured stones and some charcoal in the sides and base of the ‘rubbed’ area. This layer of stones is at least 3.8m long on NW–SE axis, 1.2m long on NE–SW axis and is at least 0.4m thick. However, heat- fractured stones are also visible intermittently in face of the stream bank to SE of the rubbing, extending upstream for a further 4m. The north- western limit of the fulacht fia is, however, discernible at the extreme north-western end of the rubbed area where the layer of burnt stone peters out. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-005001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated on the north-western bank of the modern stream cutting (Pollbrandy on Ordnance Survey maps) 53m NE of MA085-005006- and slightly down- slope from it. No trace of the original stream course survives. Situated on a patch of gently sloping ground. The fulacht fia comprises A thick layer of burnt stone (NE–SW c. 10m, T c. 1m), with charcoal occurring intermittently, is visible in the north-western section face of the deep modern V-shaped cutting. A particularly dense area of burning is visible at centre point. No visible surface trace survives of the mound above ground level. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-005002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated on the northern bank of the stream marked ‘Pollbrandy’ on Ordnance Survey maps, c. 22.9m NW of MA085-005003- and slightly downs- lope from it. An overspill channel also skirts the north-western side of the mound. The fulacht fia consists of two very low ovate mounds (N–S 5.8m, E–W c. 3.7m, H 0.25m max.), c. 3m apart, the northern one more pronounced and having an exposure of burnt stone on its summit. Probing between the mounds on an E–W axis suggests that the fulacht fia was horseshoe shaped in plan and open to E. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-005003 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated on the southern bank of stream c. 37.5m S of MA085-005004-. Situated on a gently sloping NW- facing slope that is, in part, the flood plain of the stream marked ‘Pollbrandy’ on Ordnance Survey maps. The fulacht fia consists of a horseshoe-shaped mound (NW–SE c. 7.7m, NE–SW c. 5.20m) opening to ENE, towards the stream. The prominent northern arm, on which burnt stone is exposed, contrasts with the low and fairly indeterminate southern arm. The eastern tip of the southern arm is cut across by an earthen field bank running on a NNW–SSE axis. There is a slight saddle between both mounds at SE, beyond which both mounds fade out almost imperceptibly into the surrounding land. Although a number of large stones are visible in the field. A bank where it touches the southern and northern arms of the mound, these do not appear to be part of the fulacht fia. However, one set stone 1m (L 0.25m), on the north-eastern side at the base of the northern arm, could conceivably be part of an external revetment. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-005004 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated on the north-western bank of a mountain stream (Pollbrandy on Ordnance Survey maps) c. 76.5m NE of MA085-005005- and downslope from it. The mound is situated at the lower end of the out- flow channel from ‘Lough na bPoll’ at the point where it broadens out into a gently sloping flood plain. The fulacht fia is a massive, well-defined U-shaped mound (NNE–SSW 12m, ESE–WNW 9.1m, H 1.7m max. on N side) opening to ESE towards the stream. The southern arm of the mound has been damaged and partly obscured by the boundary wall. Burnt stone is visible at its outer eastern end. The northern arm of the mound is more pronounced and better defined, standing up to 1.7m high along its northern side. Burnt stone is also visible at its outer eastern end. Protruding from the saddle between the two mounds at NW are three large set boulders that appear to form a shallow arc: possibly part of an inner revetment to the trough area? A waisted stone hammer or maul (NMI 2006:82) was found in immediately E of this fulacht fia. Another fulacht fia (MA085-005003-) lies c. 37.5m to N, while within 60m to ENE is a hut (MA085-071----) and an enclosure (MA085-066----) that overlooks this fulacht fia and MA085-005003- and MA085-005002-. The monument is straddled by a nineteenth- or twentieth-century boundary wall running E–W. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-005005 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated on sloping ground on the north-western bank of a mountain stream (Pollbrandy on Ordnance Survey maps) c. 37m NE of MA085-005001- and downslope from it. The original stream course is here intact, but immediately upstream from the monument is the lower end of the modern drain- age channel. A half-destroyed fulacht fia, only the east-north-eastern arm of which survives intact (NE–SW >6.8m, NW–SE 6.8m, H 0.85m max. on NE side). Originally, it appears to have been horseshoe shaped in plan, opening to S towards the stream. All visible surface trace of the west- south-western arm is gone, having been obscured/disturbed by debris from the drainage work. The east-north-eastern mound and the trough area appear intact. However, the trough area shows an exposure of burnt stone on its summit. Burnt stone from the west-south-western arm is also visible in the face of the stream bank. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-005006 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated on the south-eastern bank of the modern stream cutting (Pollbrandy on Ordnance Survey maps) 17.40m NE of MA085-005009-. No trace of original stream course survives. The fulacht fia is located on a relatively flat patch of ground. It consists of a low, semicircular mound (NNE–SSW 12m, NNW–SSE 7.5m, H 0.40m max. on the north-eastern side) opening to NW towards the stream. Apart from the north-eastern arm, the rest of the fulacht fia is very indeterminate, fading almost imperceptibly into the surrounding ground. A possible revetment stone protrudes from sod close to centre point: possibly part of a revetment facing the trough area. A number of other stones are ranged along the edge of the modern stream cutting, and although they do cut across the arms of mound, they are probably part of a defunct earth and stone boundary running along the old stream bank. In the south-eastern face of the stream bank, an extensive but thin layer of burnt stone (c. 0.5m. in max. thickness) is visible, with particular concentrations at the points where the arms of the mound come close to the edge of the modern cutting. At one point, close to north-western arm of the fulacht fia, there is a particular concentration of charcoal c. 0.5m below the present ground surface. Finally, it should be noted that there is also a large concentration of burnt stone on the opposite (north-western) side of the stream cutting (L c. 6.5m, T c. 0.6m). Although this may be part of the fulacht fia on the south-eastern bank, it could also represent the remains of a separate mound. The width of the modern cutting at this point is 4.5m. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-005007 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated at the extreme south-eastern end of a large peat basin known locally as ‘Lough na bPoll’. Although now much disturbed by a drainage trench, the monument formerly stood at the head of the stream (Pollbrandy on Ordnance Survey maps) that drains the basin, flowing NE down a steep gully. The mound is immediately overlooked by higher ground on all sides save to SW. The line of a ruined wall, running ESE–WNW, is visible on the south-eastern bank of the channel and evidently overlay the fulacht fia. A second fulacht fia (MA085-005008-) lies c. 20m to SSW and a third (MA085-005010-) 28.7m to NE. The fulacht fia comprises of extensive traces of a thick lens of burnt stone are visible in both faces of a recently cut drainage channel running NE–SW. As exposed in faces of drainage channel: L 11.3m max. (NE– SW), T c. 0.5m max. On the north-western side it extends for a distance of 7m while on the south-eastern side it is traceable for 11.3m. Three associated features are also visible in the south- eastern face; a) towards the north-eastern end within the lens of burnt stone is a dense concentration of burnt wood fragments including numerous whole hazelnuts (possibly the remains of a hearth); b) towards the south-western end, a flat stone slab (L 0.85m; Wth 0.1m) protrudes from the burnt stone. Nearby on the ground surface are a number of other similar slabs, possibly derived from the face (these could conceivably represent the remains of a stone trough; c) finally, at the south-western end in the same face a large pine stump is visible, stratified in the peat directly beneath the layer of burnt stone. From the configuration of the above remains, the mound may have been U-shaped or lunate in plan, opening towards SE. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-005008 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated at the extreme south-eastern end of a flat peaty basin known locally as ‘Lough na bPoll’. The fulacht fia is overlooked by higher ground on the south-western, southern and eastern sides. It is a roughly oval mound (E–W 5.6m, NNE–SSW 4.3m, H 0.35–0.4m max.) with a lunate depression on the south-south-western side. The mound is mantled by a thick covering of peat up to 0.25m thick, beneath which is an impenetrable layer of angular fire-fractured stone. A second fulacht fia (MA085-005007-) lies c. 20m to NNW. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-005009 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated in the north-western face of the modern stream cutting (Pollbrandy on Ordnance Survey maps) c. 12.5m NE of MA085-005010-. Once again, no trace of original stream course survives. Situated on a relatively flat patch of ground. All that is visible of the fulacht fia is a layer of burnt stone, ash and charcoal in the north-western section face of the deep V-shaped drainage cut- ting. As exposed in the cutting face, it measures L 6.6m (NE–SW) and T 0.5m max. No visible surface trace of the monument survives on either bank of the cutting. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-005010 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated in the north-western face of the recent stream cutting (Pollbrandy on Ordnance Survey maps) 28.7m NE of MA085-005007-. No trace of the old stream course is visible. Situated on relatively flat ground towards head of outflow gully from ‘Lough na bPoll’. The fulacht fia comprises a layer of burnt stone is visible in the north-western section face of the deep V-shaped drainage cutting. As exposed in face of modern cutting, it measures NE–SW c. 3.6m, T 0.35m max. However, no visible surface trace of the fulacht fia survives on either bank of the cutting. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-006001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated on the eastern bank, just above the flood plain, of a small meandering stream in a sheltered hollow. Two other fulachtaí fia (MA085-006002-, MA085-006003-) lie 25m to SW and 17m to NNW, respectively. There is an enclosure (MA085-065----) on the summit of a hillock 21.5m to WSW that overlooks this and the two other fulachtaí fia. The fulacht fia is a well-defined, steep-sided horse- shoe-shaped mound (E–W c. 9.05m, N–S c. 9.3m, H c. 0.65m max.) opening to W towards the stream. Masses of burnt stone are visible on the summits of its two arms. A small pit, now grassed over, has been excavated into the summit of the southern arm. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-006002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated on western bank of a small stream that skirts around the southern foot of the mound. This mound lies 25m SW of MA085-006001-. The fulacht fia comprises a well-defined mound, lunate in plan (N–S c. 10.7m, E–W c. 5.7m, H c. 0.65m, including stones embedded on summit), which opens to W. Although the present course of the stream skirts around the back (southern side) of the mound, the topography of the immediate vicinity suggests that it may once have flowed to W of it. The concave face of the mound is revetted by a single line of set slabs and blocks up to 0.4m high. Masses of burnt stone are visible on the summit of the mound, particularly at the southern end. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-006003 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated on a small islet in the stream that bifurcates for a short distance at this point before rejoining again immediately to N of the monument. It lies c.17m NNW of MA085-006001-. The fulacht fia comprises a low and poorly defined mound of irregular outline but roughly ovate in plan (NE–SW c. 7m, NW–SE c. 4.85m, H 0.6m max. on the south-western side). At the centre is a slight hollow with an extension towards the north-western edge of the mound. This may indicate the position of the trough. Burnt stone is exposed on summit and flanks of the mound. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-007001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In commonage, located in a natural steep-sided basin of water-logged peat. There is another fulacht fia (MA085-007002-) c. 50m to SSW, and there is an enclosure (MA085-063----) and a field system (MA085-037----) c. 50m to W on top of the ridge bordering the peat basin. This fulacht fia was partly excavated (94E0156) in 1994 (King 2007, 268-276). It consists of two contiguous mounds of heat-shattered stone and charcoal, roughly U-shaped in plan, flanking a hollow area open to SE which constitutes the trough area. Excavation showed two phases of activity in the trough area. The earliest phase consisted of a stone formation of upright and flat slabs, possibly a collapsed structure or alternatively a working surface on the soft, wet underlying peat. This feature was later incorporated into a rather haphazard arrangement of stones and long, narrow pieces of wood, both worked and unworked, which may have been the remains of a trough. Persistent water-logging at the site limited excavation and prevented a full understanding of the sequence of events in the trough area. A radiocarbon sample from charcoal in the mound produced a date of 3660+/-33 BP indicating usage of the site in the Early Bronze Age in the period 2137-1945 BC (King 2007, 271). Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 7 September 2018

• MA085-007002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated in a cutaway bog c. 50m SSW of MA085-007001-. The fulacht fia comprises a spread of burnt stone is visible on the surface of the bog. D c. 5m (as exposed on surface of cutaway bog). Its thickness was not measurable. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-008001 Megalithic tomb - court tomb
  Description

  Situated amid the stark, open, hummocky topography to E of Knocknaveen (known locally as ‘Glan Hill’). The Megalithic Tomb lies in a shallow saddle between two hillocks immediately NW of a small peat basin known locally as ‘Poirtín Fuinch’. This is now largely cut away and filled with water. The site affords wide views to N over the Lough Avullin basin, while to E the Peak of Croagh Patrick is clearly visible. The tomb lies within a field system (MA085-037----) and there is a possible fulacht fia (MA085-045----) immediately to SSW. The Megalithic Tomb comprises of a large roofless chamber surrounded by a low, bracken-covered cairn, within which traces of a court are visible at its eastern end. The chamber’s long axis (L 4.75m) runs ENE–WSW, and it varies in internal width from 1.3m at the back stone to 2.05m at the entrance. It is delimited by fourteen orthostatic slabs (H 0.1–0.6m), the largest of which is the flat-topped backstone (L 1.75m × Wth 0.4m × H 0.75m). A number of large slabs are visible directly outside the south- ern sidewall, many of them leaning against the sidewall stones: these are probably displaced corbels. The chamber interior is choked with stone debris, particularly at the eastern end. Close to mid-point and directly inside the line of the northern wall is a small, loosely set, pillar-like slab (L 0.55m × Wth 0.15 × H 0.4m). This may be a partially displaced jamb stone, hinting at the possibility that the chamber was subdivided originally. The chamber entrance (Wth 0.8m) is flanked by a pair of well-preserved jambs (H 0.75m max.). Immediately outside it to S is a large upright slab (H1.05m), one of only four set stones that indicate the presence of a court. Although widely spaced, these indicate that its southern side ran in a shallow curve and suggest that its internal dimensions were at least 4.8m E–W. The cairn survives as a low jumble of loose stone, roughly oval in plan (E–W c. 19.5m, N–S c. 13m) and up to c. 0.7m in height. It is partially overlain along its south-western edge by a tumbled but relatively modern drystone wall. A number of possible wall lines are visible within it, particularly at the eastern end. A line of seven contiguous set boulders and slabs along the north-eastern edge (H 0.4m max.) could conceivably represent the remains of a revetment, but it and the other wall lines could equally be the remnants of turf stacks (Gosling 1990, 9; 1994, 42–3; Corlett 2001, 106–107 and pl. 91). The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-008002 Hut site
  Description

  Situated immediately NW of a fulacht fia (MA085-008003-). It stands on a level patch of ground at N foot of a steep-sided steep rise. The hut site comprises a relatively level, stone- free grassy area, roughly circular in plan (N–S c. 8.7m, E–W 7.75m) and defined by an intermit- tent scatter of boulders and stones (H 0.4m max.). No definite trace of an entrance is visible, although there are numerous gaps amid the boulders. In wet weather, a curving band of water accumulates c. 2m outside the line of the house (on the up-slope side) from SE through S to SW: possibly the shadow of a drainage gully. A geophysical survey was carried out on this monument in 1993, but neither the magnetic susceptibility or the apparent resistivity results registered any trace of the house (see Slater 1996, described under the monument labelled MN 6). The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-008003 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated at the foot of a steep rise and immediately W of a small level patch of marshy ground and NW of the fulacht fia are the foundations of a circular house (MA085-008002-). The fulacht fia comprises a small and low grassy mound, roughly ovate in plan (N–S c. 2.7m, E–W c. 3.2m, H c. 0.4m), but with faint traces of a tail-like feature extending to NNW. A slight indentation on south-south-western side of the mound may indicate the position of the trough. Some burnt stone is in evidence on its summit. A geophysical survey was carried out on this monument in 1993. The magnetic susceptibility results indicated the presence of a ‘high’ immediately to NNE of the existing mound, showing that that the monument has the classic horse-shape of many fulactai fia (see Slater 1996, labelled MN 6). The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-029 Field boundary
  Description

  Situated on open undulating commonage to N of the escarpment at Leck. The walls lie just NE of the saddle point dividing the Dorree River catchment (to W) from the Lough Avullin catchment (to E). A number of ruined, meandering walls are visible as intermittent series of upright or partially collapsed conglomerate slabs and boulders, with smaller stones scattered between them (Wth c. 1m × H c. 0.50m max.). The most prominent is a wall running on a roughly NE–SW axis that appears to terminate at the foot of Leck at its south-western end. Its termination lies immediately NE of the saddle at a point where it is cut through by the old Green Road. Only c. 5m of the wall is visible to S of the road. From here it can be traced for almost 200m following a meandering NE course before terminating in a scatter of boulders at the head of a steep-sided gully that drains towards Lough Avullin. At a point 80m from its south-western end, a second wall branches off from it running on NW–SE axis. After c. 40m it too terminates among a scatter of boulders at the head of a small peat basin. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 4 December 2018

• MA085-036 Field boundary
  Description

  Situated on open, undulating commonage, much of it cutaway bog, to W of Knocknaveen: the walls lie between the basins labelled ‘Lough Leinapollbauty’ and ‘Lough Merrignagh’ on Ordnance Survey six-inch maps. Two stretches of ruinous walls were identified, as follows: a) from SE side of Lough Leinapollbonty, a low earthen (sod) bank runs in a meandering fashion for c. 100m, on a roughly NNW–SSE axis, across a low ridge to another closed basin. It terminates at the edges of both basins quite abruptly. At its southern end it meets a line of boulders running WSW–ENE along the northern side of the second basin. Both of these stretches look recent, possibly of eighteenth- to nineteenth-century date. The line of the bank appears to pick-up again for a short distance at the foot of Malmore, running on same NNW–SSE axis. b) A line of boulders meanders along a WSW– ENE axis for a distance of c. 60m. They roughly follow the north-western edge of a shallow peat basin (now largely cutaway) but are them- selves apparently embedded in the peat. At the east-north-eastern end it peters out, while at the west-south-western end it appears to turn sharply to NNW and run uphill before fading out. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 4 December 2018

• MA085-037 Field boundary
  Description

  Situated on the rolling hilly commonage to NE of Knocknaveen: this field system extends over an ill-defined area of at least 600m. Its southern limits appear to lie close to a megalithic tomb (MA085-008001-), while it is truncated to E by a Congested Districts Board boundary wall. To N and NE, the walls peter out at least 200m short of the Lighthouse Road, and to W intermittent traces of walls are discernible as far as the lower reaches of the stream marked ‘Pollbrandy’ on the OS 6-inch maps. Besides the megalithic tomb, these walls are closely associated with a number of prehistoric monuments including at least seven fulachtaí fia (MA085-006001- to MA006003-; MA085-007001-; MA085-007002-; MA085-008003-; MA085-045----) and four settlement areas/enclosures (MA085-064- --- to MA085-066----). The whole area appears to have been cutover for peat in the recent past: where visible in old peat cuttings, the walls appear to sit directly on the mineral soil. The field system consists of a series of ruinous drystone boundary walls meandering across the hilly boulder-strewn commonage. These are composed of linear tumbles of loose stone sitting on the mineral soil, ranging from 0.5m to 2m wide but seldom exceeding 0.5m high. Their lines are sometimes interrupted by old turf stacks that appear to have been built by robbing stone from them. While they do not form any coherent pattern, some of them appear to acknowledge the presence of the monuments, particularly the enclosures. (Gosling et al 2007, 199). In July 1995 a cutting was archaeologically excavated (94E156) across one of the field walls, where it intersected with the SW side of an enclosure (MA085-063----) (King 2007, 267-289). The aim of the excavation was to establish the chronological relationship of the field wall to the enclosure. The field wall (Wth 1m; max. H 0.5m) extended NNE−SSW, and was overlain close to its intersection with the enclosure by a later turf stack. A 3m length of the field wall was investigated, revealing that it was built in a shallow foundation trench. It predated the construction of the enclosure; in fact, the S end of the wall appeared to have been partly dismantled during the construction of the enclosure. Insufficient charcoal was recovered from the field wall and the enclosure to allow conventional radiocarbon dating, but an assemblage of flint, chert and quartz artefacts found within the enclosure points to a prehistoric, probably Bronze Age, date. (King 2007, 267-289). The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 11 December 2018

• MA085-045 Fulacht fia
  Description

  On the western edge of a small peat basin known locally as ‘Poirtín Fuinch’ and 10m SSW of a megalithic tomb (MA085-008001-). It sits immediately S of the right-angled junction in a tumbled dry-stone wall. The fulacht fia is visible as a small, low, grassy, mound that is mantled in bracken in summer, roughly oval in plan (c. 4.3m ENE–WSW, c. 3.8m SSE– NNW). Its edges peter out almost imperceptibly on all sides, but it is c. 0.5m high on the eastern side. A number of small stones protrude through the sward on its summit. The sod (T 0.05–0.15m) conceals a mass of small angular stones (max. dim. 0.05–0.13m) but little or no traces of heat fracturing or charcoal. Some 5m NNE of this mound on the opposite side of the aforementioned wall is the approximate centre point of possible second mound (c. 4m E–W, c. 2m N–S, H 0.2m), only faint traces of which are discernible. This may represent the northern arm of the fulacht fia. If so, it would appear to partially overlie the cairn of the megalithic tomb. While the location and surface morphology suggest that this monument is a fulacht fia, the character of the stone may hint otherwise. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-061 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated on the eastern bank of a small fast-flowing mountain stream, on the steep northern flank of Knocknaveen (known locally as Glan Hill). The cliff at Leck fault dominates the site from SW. The slope in the vicinity of the monument is steep; c. 1:4 gradient. There are traces of spade cultivation ridges on the western bank of the stream. The fulacht fia is a small roughly oval-shaped, steep- sided mound of grassed-over burnt stone (E–W c. 5.7m, N–S c. 3.7m). It varies in height from a max. of c. 1.1–1.2m on the northern side (downslope) to a min. of c. 0.2m on the southern side (upslope). A series of natural terracettes on north-north- western side of the mound appear to indicate a tail slope of burnt stone extending downslope for a further c. 3m. The top of the mound is flat, and there is a slight trace of a lunate depression on the south-south-western (upslope) side facing the stream. Burnt stone is exposed on the western side of the mound. There appears to be a much higher proportion of conglomerate rock in this mound than in any other noted to date. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-063 Enclosure
  Description

  In commonage, located on a ridge on the NW side of a natural steep-sided basin of water-logged peat. Associated with the enclosure is a field system (MA085-037----) which extends N and W over the ridge, and there are two fulacht fia (MA085-007001-; MA085-007002-) over 50m to E in the bottom of the basin. The enclosure consists of a roughly circular area (diam. 25m) defined by a low wall (Wth 0.8m; H 0.4m) of loosely piled stones and boulders. A boundary wall of large angular boulders, part of the field system (MA085-037----), merges with the enclosure wall at the SW. The enclosure was partly excavated (94E156) in 1994 and 1995 (King 2007, 267-289). Three trenches were opened, two in the interior, and one on the perimeter at the SW, with the aim of dating the enclosure, examining its construction, and also determining the relationship between the enclosure and the intersecting boundary wall. The excavation revealed that the enclosure wall was constructed in a shallow foundation trench (Wth c. 2m; D c. 0.4m). In the interior, stake holes and insubstantial stone features provided tentative evidence of internal structures, including a possible hearth. The finds included worked flakes of flint, chert and quartz, and the butt of a polished stone axe or hammer. The quantity of charcoal recovered was insufficient to allow conventional radiocarbon dating, but the finds point to a Bronze Age date. The excavation also established that the field wall (Wth 1m; max. H 0.5m), which was also constructed in a shallow foundation trench, predated the construction of the enclosure. (King 2007, 267-289). Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 7 September 2018

• MA085-064 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated 35m SW of a similar enclosure (MA085-063----). The settlement area occupies the summit at south-western end of the ridge and also overlooks the peat basin to SE. A field wall runs by only 3m to S: part of a field system (MA085-037----). Two fulachtaí fia (MA085-007001-, MA085-007002-) in the basin are also clearly visible from the enclosure, to E and NE, respectively. The site consists of a very poorly defined stone-free area, roughly oval in plan (NW–SE c. 20m, NE–SW 11.2m). The most noticeable feature on the site is a ruined turf stack that occupies the western part of the interior. The area is defined by a very faint and intermittent band of stone (Wth c. 2m, H 0.4m max.) from SE through S, W and N to NE. This is supplemented at S by traces of a slight scarp (H 0.5m). Its line is most poorly defined at NW, where stone has probably been robbed for the construction of the turf stack. A number of very large, earthfast boulders (H 0.5m) appear to define its line at E. Among them is an entrance-like feature comprising a partially stone-filled gap (Wth 1.5m) between two angular boulders. A line of stones (L 3m, H 0.4m) running NE–SW from the outer side of the eastern boulder may mark the edge of an approach path to the entrance. The interior, which is grassy and noticeably stone-free, slopes gently from NW to SE. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-065 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on the crown of a low hillock in the commonage to NE of Knocknaveen (known locally as ‘Glan Hill’), it overlooks a small hollow immediately to E. Within the hollow is a stream and three fulachtaí fia: MA085-006001- lies 21.5m to SW; MA085-006002-, 11.5m to NW; and MA085-006003-, 21.5m to SW. The settlement area consists of a relatively flat, grassy, stone-free area, roughly oblong in plan (NE–SW c. 18.7m, NW–SE c. 8.5m). This is delimited by a faint scarp (max. H 0.6m) from ENE to S, a faint line of boulders from S to WSW, again by a scarp (max. 0.4m) from WSW to NW and by a line of boulders from NW through N to NE. At the south-western end, just inside the limits of the area is an abandoned turf stack (max. H 0.7m), its long axis running SE–NW. The stones of which it is constructed may well have been robbed from the enclosure’s perimeter, particularly along the western side. No trace of an entrance was noted. Adjoining the main settlement area on the gentle, NW-facing slope of the hillock is an annexe-like space (NNW–SSE c. 10m, WSW–ENE c. 17m). This is characterised by an absence of stone. It is delimited along its downslope (north-western) side by a slightly curving rocky scarp (max. H 0.8m), possibly the result of clearing stone to create the annexe. Its limits are clearly defined at its WSW end by a line of boulders protruding from the sward. However, at ENE it simply fades out into a boulder-strewn area. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-066 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on summit of a low, oblong, rounded hillock in the commonage to NE of Knocknaveen (known locally as ‘Glan Hill’). The hillock overlooks the lower reaches of the stream labelled ‘Pollbrandy’ on Ordnance Survey six-inch maps, but is in turn overlooked by higher ground immediately to SSW. Three fulachtaí fia are visible from the enclosure, the closest (MA085-005004-) lying c. 60m to WSW on opposite bank of the stream. There is also a small circular hut (MA085-071----) c. 15m to W between the enclosure and the stream. The site comprises a possible settlement area, forming a very rough oval in plan, on the rounded grassy summit of the hillock (E–W c.18.6m, N–S >17.5m). Its limits are poorly defined and are indicated more by an absence of stone rather than by any clearly demarcated enclosing element. Along the western, north-western and northern sectors, its limits are comprised of a scarp composed of earthfast boulders. At NE an area of boulders indicate the limits. From NE through E to SE, its limits are suggested by nothing more than an increase in the amount of visible surface stone. Finally, the southern boundary is clearly defined by a sudden upward break of slope and a scatter of boulders. Within the interior, the most notable feature is a line of six small set boulders (L 7.2m), running N–S, which crown the hillock summit. Two further boulders at the southern end appear to indicate a turn towards S. These could possibly represent the remains of a house foundation but are more likely to be the last vestiges of a turf stack. Two hut hollows may, however, be associated with the settlement area (MA085-072----) that is set into the base of the hill slope to S and the oval hut (MA085-073----) that is set into the eastern slope of the hillock just outside its limits. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-067 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Situated at the foot of the north-western slopes of Knocknaveen (known locally as ‘Glan Hill’) on the western bank of a mountain stream. It overlooks the W end of a small marshy basin. The house consists of an ovate area (NNW–SSE 5.40m, ENE–WSW 3.30m min.), partly dug into the hill foot. It is defined from SE through S to SW, 5m by an inward-facing scarp. From SW through W to N, a low and often indeterminate earthen bank forms its limits. No definite traces of the enclosing bank are visible on the eastern side, possible due to erosion by the stream. The interior slopes slightly to N and is featureless apart from a growth of rushes The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-068 Hut site
  Description

  Situated at the base of the south-eastern foot of a locally prominent boulder-strewn hillock to NW of Leck. The hut site overlooks ‘Lough na bPoll’ basin that lies some distance away to SE. It is associated with a house (MA085-069----) that lies 3m to E, as well as a number of ruined walls (MA085-069001-). What is visible is the remains of a possible hut site of subrectangular plan (NE–SW 3.2m, NW–SE 2.55m internally). It is defined on upslope side from S through W to N by an impressive megalith-like wall composed of large set flag- stones of conglomerate (Wth 0.8m × H 1.1m max.). From N through E to S (downslope side), a series of quite large flat slabs (H 0.3m max.) appear to mark its limits. No definite trace of an entrance is discernible, but there is a gap (Wth 0.5m) at E. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-069 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Situated 3m to E (downslope) from a hut (MA085-068----) and immediately W of a ruined wall (MA085-069001-). The house consists of a house of subrectanguar plan (ENE–WSW c. 6.50m; NNW–SSE 2.90m overall). It is defined by relatively small boulders and stones (H 0.30m max.) set in the sward, but its planis indeterminate at the west-south-west- ern end, but appears to be rounded off. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-069001 Field boundary
  Description

  Situated on open undulating common- age to N of the escarpment at Leck, associated with a possible hut (MA085-068----) and a house (MA085-069----) that are situated at the southern foot of a locally prominent hillock. Two separate lengths of wall are visible, as follows: a) c. 25m upslope (to N) of the hut (MA085-068----), a ruinous wall extends southwards from the base of the hillock following a NNW–SSE course before petering out after 9m; b) running off from the eastern end of the house (MA085-069----) a ruined wall occurs that traceable for c. 16m on a NNE–SSW axis. At its south-south-western end it peters out close to an old turf stack. However, immediately to S of same the presence of a slight break of slope and occasional boulders appear to indicate the continuation of the wall, curving off southwards towards the Green Road on a roughly NE–SW axis (L c. 37m). Its south-western end appears to have been cut through by the road. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 4 December 2018

• MA085-070 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Situated on a flat piece of commonage to N of Leck. It lies close to S edge of a large shallow peat basin. The house site is flanked by two small hummocks to E and W, and there is a turf stack 10.5m away to SE. The site consists of a poorly defined, subcircular, stone- free area (N–S 8.3m, E–W 9.5m), delimited by an intermittent line of set boulders and stones protruding from the peat. Best defined from E, through S to W, where there are faint traces of a bank as well as suggestions of inner and outer wall faces (Wth c. 1m), particularly at SE. A prominent triangular-shaped stone (H. 0.6m) in this sector may form one jamb of an entrance (Wth 1.25m). The interior is flat and featureless except for a slight waterlogged hollow to NE of centre. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-071 Hut site
  Description

  Situated on a flat but marshy patch of ground c. 12m W of the base of a hillock crowned by a settlement area (MA085-066----). A fulacht fia (MA085-005004-) is clearly visible c. 40m to W on the bank of a small stream. The hut site consists of a flat, circular, stone-free area (NE–SW 5.3m, NW–SE 4.2m), marshy underfoot, defined by an intermittent line of stones throughout. None of the stones protrude more than 0.15m above the sward. These stones form an almost imperceptible ridge of drier ground, which is particularly hard to discern on the north-eastern side of the hut. No trace of any definite entrance is discernible. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-072 Hut site
  Description

  Set into the base of a steep boulder- strewn hill slope to S, just outside the limits of a settlement area (MA085-066----). The hut site is visible as a small hollow, roughly oval in plan (2.7m NW–SE, >2.2m NE– SW). Although little if any trace of its limits are visible from N through E to S, it is well defined from S through W to NW by a rough revetment of boulders set into the hill slope. This revetment is up to two courses (0.7m) high. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-073 Hut site
  Description

  Situated just outside the eastern limits of a settlement area (MA085-066----) that occupies the summit of a low hillock. The hut is partially set into the base of the eastern slopes of the hillock. It is visible as a small hollow, roughly circular in plan (2.5m NE–SW, 2.2m NW– SE). Although little if any trace of its limits are discernible along its western side, it is well defined by grassed-over boulders from S through N to E. These boulders are up to 0.35m high on the north- ern side. There are traces of a possible gap at NE. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-074 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Situated on a level area 1.5m W of a stream at the mouth of a small peat basin. A fulacht fia (MA085-007001-) lies c. 20m to S. It comprises the very faint remains of a roughly rectangular house (E–W 4.3m, N–S 3.6m). It is defined by a very faint grassy bank (H 0.1m max.), scarp and/or a change in vegetation. Along the western side where the bank is best defined, there are traces of a faint channel (Wth 1.5m × D 0.2m max.) directly outside it. The northern, eastern and southern sides are delimited intermittently by faint scarps. The interior is level and grassy. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-075 Mound
  Description

  Situated on a steep N-facing slope at W end of the peat basin known as Park: the monument sits on a small terrace overlooking the extreme western end of the basin. There is no stream in the vicinity, but there is evidence of surface run- off and the ground immediately to S is marshy underfoot. It consists of a small low grassy mound (H 0.5m max.), roughly oval in plan (N–S 7.4m, E–W c. 0.7m, overall). Although clearly defined on N and S sides, it has faint edges on E and W. The whole centre of the mound is occupied by a well-defined rectangular, flat- bottomed depression (N–S 2m, E–W 2.7 max.). From its SE corner, a narrow channel (Wth 0.7m × D 0.3m max.) cuts through the side of the mound. Both the depression and channel support a thick growth of rushes, the line of which continues beyond the mound, curving off downhill for a distance of c. 2m. Though it bears a striking resemblance to a fulacht fia, there is no trace of any stone on the mound or in the depression. Moreover, the depression is very well defined in comparison to the normal trough area of a fulacht fia. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 4 December 2018

• MA085-076 Hut site
  Description

  Situated on flat marshy commonage on the south- western side of a peat basin. A stream runs past c.3m to E and the site is overlooked by a small hillock immediately to SW. It is situated immediately E of the strong, straight earthen boundary that runs N to S, from ‘Keerigan’s Plot’ to the North Road. The hut is possibly the remains of the northernmost of the two structures shown on first edition of Ordnance Survey six-inch map as small roofed rectangular buildings (L c. 6m) attached to the north-eastern side of the boundary. All that survives is a small rectangular setting of stones (NNW–SSE 4.1m, WNW–ESE 3.9m) on the north-eastern side of the boundary. Two prominent set stones mark the north-eastern and south-eastern corners, and there is also a large boulder at the north-western corner that is set into the face of the earthen boundary. The boundary itself is gapped at this point, but whether this represents an entrance is unclear. The interior is marshy and overgrown with rushes. The whole structure is probably contemporary with or later than the boundary and thus may be of eighteenth- or early nineteenth-century date. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

• MA085-077 Field boundary
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Lecarrow.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Lecarrow.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Lecarrow with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Mayo.

Name

Lecarrow · An Leithcheathrú

Area

3,573,486 m² (357.35 ha, 883.03 acres)

Civil parish

Kilgeever, and its townlands

Barony

Murrisk

Electoral division

Clare Island, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Clare Island electoral division: 194 people in 71 households; 73% of households own their home; 24% of homes were built since 2001; 23% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 26% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballytoohy Beg, Ballytoohy More, Bunnamohaun, Capnagower, Fawnglass, Glen, Kill, Maum, Strake

Placenames

Lecarrow on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.