Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carnaun (athenry By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carnaun (athenry By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.32510, -8.78860
- SMR number
- GA084-042----
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 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On the crest of a ridge in mixed woodland. Circular rath (diam. 43m), in fair condition, defined by
two banks and an intervening fosse. The monument has been planted with trees. Sections of the inner bank and the interior have been quarried out at SSE, SW and N. There is a
causewayed entrance gap (Wth 3m) at S (Cody 1989, 185-6, no. 40).
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 20 January 2017
References
Cody, E. 1989 An archaeological survey of the barony of Athenry, Co. Galway. Unpublished MA thesis, University College Galway.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.