Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrownaglogh (gallen By.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownaglogh (gallen By.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.13022, -9.00107
- SMR number
- MA031-033001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, located on the S-facing slope of a ridge, overlooking Glenree or Owenmore River, which is c. 90m to S. Ground rises immediately to NE.
Roughly circular area (50.3m N-S; 54.2m E-W) defined by a scarp, which is incorporated into a field wall (Wth 0.8-1m) at N−SSW, and at SW−N by the curving undulation of a levelled scarp. At N-NE the enclosing wall (int. H 1.45m; ext. H 0.45m) is lower externally than internally due to rising external ground level; it is highest (int. H 0.55; ext. H 1.3m) to S, where it is constructed on a steep slope.
The N half of the interior is fairly level, but there is a marked slope from the centre to S, coinciding with the natural ridge slope. There is no trace at ground level of a souterrain (MA031-033----) located in the NW quadrant.
A field wall/property boundary bisected the interior to W of centre. Brambles, hazel and thorn bushes ring the perimeter.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 28 June 2018
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 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.