Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballinloughaun, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinloughaun
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Raheen
- Latest-edition OS map
- Raheen
- Coordinates
- 54.05602, -9.36498
- SMR number
- MA038-107001-
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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, occupying a low rise in gently undulating terrain. Immediately to SW ground falls into a natural depression which is fed by a stream. It is located in the NE of the townland, within c. 120m of the townland boundary.
This rath is named ‘Ratheen’ on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps. It consists of a raised circular area (23.8m N–S; 24m E–W) defined by a substantial bank of earth and stones. The bank (W 3-3.5m; int. H 0.6-0.7m; ext. H 1.25m at E, 1.5m at W) is faced with large stones in parts, and is topped with smaller stones. At SSE a C-shaped area (6m N–S; 8m E–W) has been quarried through the bank and into the interior. There is a break (Wth 2.6m) in the bank at NE, with a shallow depression on its inner edge in the interior. There is another break/low area (Wth 2m) at N. The interior is said to have been used as a children’s burial ground (MA038-107002). The rath is densely engulfed in hazel and brambles. There is another rath (MA038-106----) c. 40m to NE.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 9 August 2019
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.