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Ringfort - rath

Ballymanagh (Longford By.), County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballymanagh, 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
Ballymanagh (Longford By.)
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.26793, -8.20951
SMR number
GA100-010----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1811 · 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 gently rolling pastureland, c. 25m E of a stream. Poorly preserved almost circular rath (25m N-S; 24m E-W) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The mainly earthen inner bank is visible from N through S to NW and is stone-faced internally. From NW to N a scarp forms the
enclosing element. The fosse and outer bank are visible all round and more stone is evident in the make up of the outer bank. A gap (Wth c. 4m) in the inner bank at S and a corresponding causeway across the fosse may be modern as there is no corresponding gap in the outer bank.

Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG

Date of upload: 3 January 2017

Nearby in the register

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

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