Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Oughtagh, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Oughtagh
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.64421, -8.47493
- SMR number
- GA007-107----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In grassland overlooking a bog to W. Poorly preserved circular rath (D 26.5m) defined by a denuded bank and external fosse. The bank is present from NNW through E to S; elsewhere a degraded scarp forms the enclosing element. The numerous gaps in the bank all appear modern. Field boundaries radiate from the monument at E and SW. An earthwork (GA007-108----) lies immediately to E.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.