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
- 54.08398, -9.09722
- SMR number
- MA040-036----
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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 rise, with good views, especially to S.
Slightly raised broadly oval area (30m N−S; 34m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3.6m; int. H -.75m; ext. H 1.8m). On the E arc the bank is incorporated into the line of a farm laneway which extends to N and S of the rath; breaks in the bank at SE and NE allow access into the rath from the laneway. On the S arc bank has been adapted to serve as a field boundary. The level interior is densely covered in hawthorn, hazel and blackthorn scrub.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 22 May 2020
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.