Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Quignashee, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Quignashee
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.12132, -9.12392
- SMR number
- MA030-058----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 on a rise.
Shown on the 1930 OS 6-inch map as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) located at the W end of an irregular-shaped hachured area (c. 50m E–W; c. 25-30m N–S), most likely representing a natural rise. This enclosure has been levelled. According to local information, it consisted of a slightly raised area that was fenced around, and was removed during land reclamation in the 1930’s. The field was locally known as the ‘fort field’.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 17 April 2018
Nearby in the register
- Megalithic tomb - court tombunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.