Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cloonturk (Tirawley By.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonturk (Tirawley By.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.08748, -9.17510
- SMR number
- MA039-022----
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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 improved pasture, located on top of a N–S ridge, close to its S end, overlooking an expanse of boggy ground. The ridge slope falls away steeply to W. There is a more gradual slope to E.
Shown as a subcircular enclosure (diam. 25-30m) on the 1838 and 1930 OS 6-inch maps, this possible rath has been levelled; there is no visible trace at ground level.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 13 September 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.