Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowcastle (Gallen By., Kilgarvan Par.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowcastle (Gallen By., Kilgarvan Par.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.09063, -9.07107
- SMR number
- MA040-005----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on a slight rise in undulating terrain.
Slightly raised circular area (c. 25m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.4m; int. H 0.85m at S; ext. H 0.9m at S, 1.4m at NNE). The bank is largely reduced to a scarp, with a low internal rim, in parts at W and E. There are two eroded breaks in the bank at WSW (Wth 1m) and at W (Wth 1.4m).
The perimeter is ringed with hawthorn and blackthorn, and a dense thicket of blackthorn and brambles covers much of the interior. There is a possible rath (MA040-007) 115m to S.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 20 April 2020
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.