Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Breaghwy (Tirawley By.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Breaghwy (Tirawley By.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.08261, -9.10686
- SMR number
- MA040-034----
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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, located on a low N−S ridge, with sweeping views SE−W.
Slightly raised oval area (c. 35m NE−SW; c. 25m NW−SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.3m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1.7m at SW). The bank is best preserved on the S arc, where large boulders roughly face the inner edge. For much of the circuit the internal face of the bank is low, especially on the N arc, where it is reduced to a scarp with a slight internal lip. A gap (Wth 4m) in the bank at SE may be the location of an original entrance.
The interior is level, and according to local tradition contains a souterrain (MA040-034001-). A field fence, on a E−W axis, cuts through the S half.
Thickly covered by hazel, hawthorn, blackthorn and brambles.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 15 May 2020
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.