Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Newtowneyre, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtowneyre
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.24351, -8.28355
- SMR number
- GA099-158----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1857 · Ireland (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
On a rise in undulating grassland. This circular rath (diam. 37m), in fair condition, is defined by
two banks of earth and stone and an intervening fosse. The inner bank (Wth at top 1.4m; overall Wth 5.9m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.1m ) is visible all round. There is a possible entrance gap at SSE. The fosse (Wth 1.5m) and outer bank (Wth at top 1.5m; overall Wth 3.4m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.4m) survive from SSE through W to N. Tree are growing on the inner bank and in the fosse.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 14 December 2017
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Kilnunder 1 mi
- Mill - cornunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.