Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - unclassified
Rosserk, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rosserk
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Rathpark
- Latest-edition OS map
- Rathpark
- Coordinates
- 54.17897, -9.16455
- SMR number
- MA022-069----
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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 close to the northern boundary of the townland, at the E end of a low ridge. The location overlooks a narrow valley of wet ground to NE, the River Moy estuary to E, and undulating grassland to S.
This possible rath is named ‘Rathpark’ on the 1838 and 1929 OS 6-inch maps, where it is shown as a circular ringfort-sized enclosure (diam. 25-30m). It has been levelled, and there is no visible trace at ground level. A rath (MA022-070----) is located in the valley c. 100m to NE.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 3 May 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.