Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Garrycloonagh, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garrycloonagh
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.09049, -9.22695
- SMR number
- MA039-013----
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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, prominently sited on a rise, with a gradual fall of ground to W, and a steeper fall to E. The location provides good views, especially eastwards over lowlying, damp pastures.
Slightly raised broadly oval area (33.2m N–S; 37-38m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth c. 5m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.4m at S, at least 2m at E) with an external fosse (Wth 4m; D 0.7m at S). The fosse is most clearly defined at SW–NW, where its outer edge is bordered by a later field fence; elsewhere around the circuit it is evident as a very shallow depression. There are narrow, eroded breaks in the bank at S (Wth 0.7m), NNW, and NE (Wth 1.4m). A broader gap (Wth 3m) at SE may indicate the original entrance. Two boulders are located in the interior immediately adjacent to the N side of this gap, and another very large boulder is located against the inner face of the bank at W. The interior has a very slight slope down from centre to SE. The rath is ringed with blackthorn and brambles. There is a rath (MA039-012----) c. 230m to W, and a possible rath (MA039-011----) c. 290m to NW.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 13 September 2019
Nearby in the register
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.