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Ringfort - rath

Bellasallagh, County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Bellasallagh, County Mayo, 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
Bellasallagh
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Ratheennafreeghoge
Latest-edition OS map
Ratheennafreeghoge
Coordinates
54.22320, -9.30504
SMR number
MA014-083----

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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)
  • 1841 · 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

Situated on an E–W ridge of fertile pasture surrounded on all sides by wet lowlying ground.
Named ‘Raheennafreeghoge’ on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps. Raised circular area (diam. 19.7m) enclosed by two very low earthen banks with an intermediate berm (Wth 3.6-5.4m). The berm and the outer bank have been planted with coniferous trees. The original entrance was probably at N where there is a break in the inner bank (Wth 2.5m). There is a second break in the inner bank at ESE (Wth 3m) but this appears to be relatively modern. Adjacent to the enclosing bank in the NW quadrant, a low concentration of stones may be the foundations of a house (MA014-083001-). There is a possible souterrain (MA014-083002-) in the SE quadrant.

Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 4 February 2015

Nearby in the register

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

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