Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Tawnaghmore Lower, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tawnaghmore Lower
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.19978, -9.22327
- SMR number
- MA022-090----
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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 pasture, located on a roughly E–W ridge. There is a fall of ground c. 30m to N of the rath, giving extensive views to N, and to NE over Killala Bay. Immediately to SE-S there is a broad expanse of rolling, improved pasture.
This possible rath is not indicated on the 1838 and 1929 OS 6-inch maps. It has been partly leveled. Slightly raised, roughly circular area (c. 24m N–S; 26.2m E–W) defined by a sod-covered bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.45m, at SW) of earth and stones. The bank is very low and degraded, and distinguished mainly by its covering of rough vegetation and long grass. The interior has a slight slope down from NE to SW. There is a gap (Wth 3.4m) in the bank at SW. From the N terminal of the gap, a low bank (Wth 1.6m; H 0.2m) curves into the interior for 7.5m, ending abruptly. A gravelled farm track, approaching the rath from the W, partly truncating the bank at N, and then turns to S extending through the interior. There is a rath (MA022-034----) 200m to E.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 7 May 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.