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Ringfort - rath

Ballygowan, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballygowan, 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
Ballygowan
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.08747, -8.38442
SMR number
GA125-018----

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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

On the N-facing slope of a hillock in rolling pastureland. Subcircular rath (38m E-W; 35m N-S), in fair condition, defined by a scarp (H 2.7m), intervening fosse (Wth 2.8m) and outer bank (Wth 5.7m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1,8m). There is a modern causewayed entrance gap at N. The interior rises towards the centre. A souterrain (GA125-018001-) is associated.

Revised by: Olive Alcock

Date of upload: 26 November 2018

This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 205/1955).

Nearby in the register

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

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