Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - unclassified
Cunnagher South, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cunnagher South
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.92435, -9.22717
- SMR number
- MA070-005----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, located on the top of the E side of a N−S ridge, which provides extensive views to NE and E. Levallinree Lough is located 760m to E. The rath is located at the W end of, and spans full the N−S width of a narrow rectilinear field. The townland boundary respect the curve of the rath at N, and a bye-road skirts the W side of the rath.
Oval area (35m E−W; 30m N−S) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.5m). The bank is best preserved at NNW−NNE, and at ESE−SW, where there are traces of possible stone facing on the internal and external faces. There are breaks in the bank at SW, NE and E. The interior is level and featureless. The perimeter is ringed with thorn bushes.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 29 January 2018
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.