Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrownlabaun, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownlabaun
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.10149, -9.03438
- SMR number
- MA031-060----
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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 pasture, located on top of a ridge with commanding views of the surrounding countryside, especially towards a river located 270m to SE. There is a farmyard immediately to W.
This possible rath is shown on the 1837-8 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps as a roughly circular ringfort-sized enclosure (diam. c. 25m), incorporated into or truncated by field boundaries at S−NNE. It has been levelled; the ephemeral outline of a slightly raised area (diam. c. 16m) is still evident. According to local information, it was known as a ‘fort’.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 4 July 2018
Nearby in the register
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.