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Ringfort - rath

Cappadavock, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Cappadavock, County Galway, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Cappadavock
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Cappadavock Fort
Coordinates
53.53189, -8.71411
SMR number
GA030-020----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In low-lying grassland overlooking Levally Lough to S. Subcircular rath (N-S 59m, E-W 56.5m), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank is present from NE to SE and from SW to NW; elsewhere a scarp forms the enclosing element. The fosse and outer bank are visible only from SE to SSW. A field bank overlies the inner bank from NNE to E. There is a local tradition of a 'cave' (possible souterrain) within the interior, no visible surface trace of which survives. A circular earthen mound (D 5m) also within the interior appears to be modern.

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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