Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Corimla South, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Corimla South
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.12758, -9.07317
- SMR number
- MA031-038----
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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 improved, undulating pasture, located on top of a ridge, close to the NW-facing slope where ground falls away for c. 80m to the Brusna river. There are good views to NE and SW along the course of the river valley.
This rath is shown as circular on the 1837-8 OS 6-inch map, but by the time of the 1922 edition it is shown as penannular, open to N. It consists of a sub-circular raised area (20.4m E–W; 15.5m N–S to quarry) defined at ESE−SW by an earthen bank (Wth 3.4m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.7m, at SE), reduced to a scarp (Wth slope 2.8m; ext. H 2m, at NW) at WSW−NNW. A portion (15m E−W; 6-7m N−S; D 1.2m) of the rath at NW−N has been quarried away. The exterior slope of the bank has been cut to the vertical for a length of 4m at S The interior is level. Grass covered.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 29 June 2018
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.