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Ringfort - rath

Carrownaglogh (Gallen By.), County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Carrownaglogh, County Mayo, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Carrownaglogh (Gallen By.)
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.12589, -9.02809
SMR number
MA031-044----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 top of an E−W ridge, at the break of slope on the W-facing side. There is with a stream at the base of slope 80m to S, and excellent views of the surrounding undulating landscape.
This rath consists of a roughly circular, raised area (24.4m N-S; 26.5m E-W) defined at SE−NE by broadly sloping scarp (H 1.4m to N; 3.4m to W). The scarp is truncated by a N−S field wall to E; a break (Wth 2.4m) in the scarp to NE coincides with a gateway in the field wall. The natural slope enhances the scarp at S−W, and the rath is built up higher on this side to create a level interior. The scarp retains a slight internal lip to N. The scarp at S is largely concealed by overgrowth and field clearance debris, and an E−W field fence lies at the base of the slope.

Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 19 June 2018

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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