Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballysakeery, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballysakeery
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.17985, -9.16277
- SMR number
- MA022-070----
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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 pasture, located at base of a SW-facing slope, adjacent to a stream/drain in a narrow roughly E-W valley of wet ground. The stream serves as the townland boundary.
Circular area (diam. 20-25m) enclosed by an earthen bank. Gorse and brambles ring the bank, and cover much of the W half of the interior, making inspection difficult. The bank is best preserved (Wth c. 5m; int. H 0.55-0.6m; ext. H 1.1m) on the N half; it appears to be more degraded on the S half, reduced to a scarp (ext. H 0.5m) at S–SW. A field fence, on a NNE-SSW axis, bisects the interior centrally.
A possible rath (MA022-069----) is located on elevated ground c. 100m to SW.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 3 May 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 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.