Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Friarstown, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Friarstown
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.05334, -9.21278
- SMR number
- MA039-087----
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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, located on a low N–S ridge, providing fine views to W over an expanse of flat wet land bordering the E shoreline of Lough Conn, which is 300m to W.
Slightly raised circular area (diam. 19m E–W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.6m at SE, 3.4m at NW; int. H 0.4m at SE, 0.6m at NW; ext. H 1.3m). A stone kerb is evident on the internal face of the bank. A gap (Wth 2.6m) in the bank at E may be the location of the original entrance.
The bank is ringed with hazel, blackthorn and brambles; a thicket of brambles obscures the N half of the interior. At S an E–W field bank abuts the external face of the bank. A post and wire fence lies immediately outside the bank at E and N, and conifer trees line the fence on the N side.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 1 April 2020
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Causewayunder 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.