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Ringfort - rath

Ellagh More, County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ellagh More, County Mayo, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ellagh More
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.08420, -9.04829
SMR number
MA040-058----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 slow rise at a bend in a stream; the course of the stream passes close to the S side of the rath and then loops around to W and N. Views are good, but somewhat restricted by surrounding rising ground.
Raised circular area or platform (diam. c. 20m) defined by a scarp (Wth ext. slope 3.6m H 1.5m at S). The scarp retains a slightly raised internal lip in parts at S and N, and has a noticeably stony top –some of the stone may be the result of field clearance. There is no clearly defined entrance, but it may have been on the E side where the enclosing scarp is lowest, and faces a low rise immediately outside the rath, which forms a natural causeway-like feature.
The interior is level, with a dip or shallow hollow (c. 4m across) in the SE quadrant. A bullaun stone (MA040-058001-) is located beneath a hawthorn tree in the SE of the interior.
Accumulations of field clearance boulders are scattered along the E−SE edge of the interior.
The rath is partly covered in ferns and overgrowth, with several conifers trees planted in the interior.

Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 26 May 2020

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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