Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowcrom, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowcrom
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.09873, -9.06664
- SMR number
- MA040-008----
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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)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, straddling a low rise in undulating terrain. Ground falls away gradually towards a stream 125m to SW. There are good views, particularly extensive to W and SW.
Slightly raised circular area (25.5m N−S; 25.5m E−W) defined by a low stony scarp (Wth 2.5m at NNE, 1.8m at S; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 1.2m at NNE, 0.45m at S). The scarp has a very low stony internal rim –it may originally have been a wall or stone bank. There is a narrow break (Wth 1.4m) in the scarp at SE, and low, eroded sections at NE (Wth 3m) and E (Wth 1m).
The interior slopes down very gently to E. Roughly in the centre of the interior, there is a low irregular concentration of stones, of uncertain significance. The N part of this takes the form of a low, subrectangular spread (2.5m NE−SW; 3, NW−SE) of stones with a slightly raised perimeter rim. Abutting the SW side of this, and extending to SE from it, there are a number of irregular grass-covered stony rises. It is possible that these represent a ruined structure, but this is very uncertain; they may simply be dumps of field clearance stones.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 20 April 2020
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.