Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Tooreen (tirawley By., Templemore Par.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tooreen (tirawley By., Templemore Par.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.25101, -9.25595
- SMR number
- MA015-016----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In improved pasture, located on a broad level terrace on a NW-facing slope, which provides good views to S and W over undulating pasture, and to N over flat esturine lands at the S end of Lackan Bay. It is located close to the S boundary of the townland.
Raised circular area (23.8m N-S; 22m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.2m at NW, 0.65m at SE) and enclosed by an external fosse (Wth c. 3m), which is evident as a shallow surface depression. Stones protrude from the top of the bank in parts. The bank is noticeably lower at the NE, but there is no clearly defined entrance feature. There is a narrow eroded break (Wth 0.6m) at SW. The interior is level; there is a
small, grass-covered rise (Diam. c. 2m; H 0.3m), probably a field clearance heap, slightly E of centre.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 15 November 2018
Nearby in the register
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.