Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathreedaun, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathreedaun
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.11684, -9.02849
- SMR number
- MA031-047----
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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
In thicket of trees and scrub, located on a bluff, with a steep slope W-N, overlooking a stream to N.
Roughly circular raised area (diam. c. 30m) defined by substantial scarp (H 2.4m to SE), which is enhanced at W−N by the steep natural fall of ground, and enclosed at NE−SSW by fosse (Wth 4.5m at S) and external bank (Wth c. 4m; int. H 1m; ext. H c. 0.5m). The fosse is truncated at W by a road, which skirts the rath. The fosse is not evident at NW−NE where rath scarp merges with the steep natural slope. The original entrance may have been at SE where there is a slump (Wth 1.5-2m) in the scarp, with a low causeway extending across the fosse, and a corresponding gap in the external bank. The interior is level. At the time of inspection, a circular pit (diam. 1.1m; D 1.6), of relatively recent date but unknown function, was noted roughly in the centre of the interior. It had vertical earthen sides, and a low rim of upcast earth encircled it at top. There was a small metal ladder in the pit.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 19 June 2018
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.