Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lavy More, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lavy More
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.96633, -8.77066
- SMR number
- MA063-007----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In a thicket of overgrowth in the E half of a pasture field, located on top of a steep-sided knoll, overlooking flat, lowlying ground. A low ridge restricts views to N. An old farm track skirts the E side of the knoll, and there is a farmstead immediately to E.
Roughly oval area (c. 20m N−S; c. 15-18m E−W) encompassing the top of the knoll, and defined by a scarp (c. 1.8m at SE) merging with the natural slope. In parts the scarp is topped by a slight stony rim. The scarp has a broader, lower slope at NE; the original entrance may have been on this side.
The NW part of the knoll has been deeply quarried out in the early 20th century to a depth of c. 3m, destroying the NW and centre of the rath interior. The surviving portion of the interior has a very slight slope outwards from centre to the perimeter
There is a local tradition that the rath was used for the burial of unbaptized babies (MA063-007001-); one grave is visible in the SE quadrant. The rath is engulfed in hazel, blackthorn and brambles.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 7 July 2020
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.