Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathowen East, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathowen East
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Crockawaddy Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Crockawaddy Fort
- Coordinates
- 54.20381, -9.24413
- SMR number
- MA022-011----
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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)
- 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
In average pasture, located on a low rise.
This possible rath, is shown as a roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m), named ‘Crockawaddy Fort’ on the 1838 and 1929 OS 6-inch maps (1929). It was was levelled during land reclamation; there is no visible trace at ground level.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 23 April 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.