Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Newtown North, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtown North
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.10687, -8.42989
- SMR number
- GA125-140----
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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)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a rise in hilly pastureland. This subcircular rath (45.3m E-W; 40.9m N-S), in fair condition, is defined by a bank (Wth 2.9m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.8m) and external fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 0.2m). The bank is visible all round but is overgrown with trees and field-clearance rubble has been piled against its outer face. The fosse is visible only at S. A gap (Wth 4.5) at E may be original. There is a silage pit in the interior.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 5 March 2018
Nearby in the register
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.