Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowleagh, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowleagh
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.15196, -9.02574
- SMR number
- MA031-003----
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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
Located on the SW-facing slope of a natural elevation, 50m NW of a river that flows through an expanse of mixed rough pasture and bogland. The area is now covered in coniferous forestry.
Broadly oval area (c. 35m NE-SW; c. 25m NW-SE) defined by a low earthen bank, largely reduced to a scarp (H 0.45m at NW), and enclosed by a fosse (Wth 4.5m) with an external bank (Wth 3.5-4m; int. H 0.85m; ext. H 1m). Dense overgrowth impeded inspection of the rath.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 5 June 2018
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.