Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowgarve South, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowgarve South
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Rath more
- Latest-edition OS map
- Rath more
- Coordinates
- 54.07970, -9.39481
- SMR number
- MA038-022001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, located on the top of a rise, which provides good views over the surrounding undulating terrain of mixed pasture and bog.
Slightly raised circular area (25.6m N–S; 25m E-W) defined by a bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.2m) of earth and stone. The bank is best preserved at N where it has been protected from erosion by an ENE–WSW field/property boundary, which abuts the external face of the bank. Elsewhere the bank is rather low and degraded. Remnants of a rough stone kerb are evident on the inner face of the bank at W. The interior is level, with traces of cultivation ridges on a NW–SE axis. There is an opening into a souterrain (MA038-022002-) in the SW quadrant, and a slight surface depression to W of centre may also be indicative of the souterrain.
The boundary fences of residential properties lie immediately to E and S of the rath. There is another rath (MA038-024----) 130m to SSE.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 24 July 2019
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.