Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathduff (tirawley By.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathduff (tirawley By.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.07568, -9.20910
- SMR number
- MA039-045----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, located on top of a N–S ridge. Immediately to E of the rath, the ridge slope falls steeply; to W there is level ground from where the slope falls gradually.
Slightly raised circular area (38.2m E–W; 36.4m N–S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.7m; int. H 0.65m; ext. H 1.5m at S). Small stones are evident along the top of the bank, with occasional larger stones. There is a poorly defined gap (Wth 1.2m) in the bank at E. It is bordered on its S side by a large stone, and a second stone is set 0.6m to N. There are minor eroded breaks in the bank at N, NW, and SW. The interior is level. In the SE quadrant there is a circular grassed-over depression (diam. 7m; D 0.6m) of uncertain significance. The rath perimeter is ringed by hazel, holly, hawthorn and blackthorn trees; the interior is grassy.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 4 February 2020
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.