Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowgallda, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowgallda
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.92178, -9.06472
- SMR number
- MA071-012----
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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
Located in pasture, on top of knoll with good views in all directions. The Gweestion River is 200m to NE.
This possible rath is shown as circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1838 OS 6-inch map; it is not shown on later map editions. There are no visible remains. A field fence curving around the W slope of the knoll may preserve the original W arc of the enclosure.
There are raths (MA 071-013----; MA071-014----) 140m to S and 200m to SE, respectively.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 25 June 2021
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.