Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lecarrowcloghagh, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lecarrowcloghagh
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.07393, -9.35177
- SMR number
- MA038-048----
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1790 · Composite: 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 in the SW corner of a modern field, located on a rise in sharply undulating terrain, close to the townland boundary at the S limit of the townland.
Raised circular area (diam. c. 25m) defined by a bank, and enclosed by a fosse with remnants of an external bank. The inner bank (Wth 4-6m; int. H 0.2-0.4m; ext. H 1.8m at ENE, 2m at W) is largely to an earthen scarp with a broad external slope, topped by a low internal rim of earth and stones. The fosse (Wth c. 4m) is evident as a shallow depression. The external bank (Wth 3.4m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.4m) can be traced at NW–SSE as a low stony rise, but is largely truncated at S–SW by two intersecting E–W and N–S property fences. There is a break (Wth 2m) in the inner bank at SE. The interior is covered by a thicket of hazel and brambles.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 25 July 2019
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Stone headunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.