Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Castlehill (Tirawley By., Crossmolina. Par.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlehill (Tirawley By., Crossmolina. Par.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.05121, -9.32378
- SMR number
- MA038-119----
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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 average pasture, located on a NW–SE ridge.
Circular area (35.4m NE–SW; 37m NW–SE) enclosed at NNE–SW by a low earth and stone bank (Wth 2.6m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.4m at S), levelled at SW–N to a low undulation. A modern field wall stands 2m outside the bank at NNE–SW, mirroring the curve of the rath; this wall is shown fully encircling the rath on the 1922 OS 6-inch map, but has since been removed on the W half. In the SE quadrant of the interior, there is a slightly raised, stony L-shaped area (c. 6m N–S; 6m E–W) defined on the E and S sides by a slight scarp. It function is unclear. A post and wire property fence, on NE–SW axis, centrally bisects the rath interior. A WNW–ESE farm road lies immediately to N of the rath.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 13 August 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.