Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrownacross (Gallen By., Meelick. Par.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownacross (Gallen By., Meelick. Par.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.92378, -9.00272
- SMR number
- MA071-031----
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1790 · Composite: 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, straddling a rise in undulating terrain. Trees and high field fences restricted views.
Roughly circular platform (36m N−S; 36.3m E−W) defined by an earthen scarp (H 1.8 at NNE, 1m at SSW; 1.2m W; 1.25m at E). The scarp is topped and faced with stones at ESE−SW as a result of incorporated into a field fence: at E−SE this takes the form of a substantial bank (Wth 3.6m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.25m) of loosely piled stones. There is a break (Wth 2m) in the scarp at S, but the original entrance may have been on the E side facing a spine of higher ground outside the enclosure.
The interior is level and grassy, with a heap (max. dim. 3m; H 0.8m) of field stones in the SE quadrant. The perimeter thickly ringed with hawthorn, blackthorn, hazel and ash trees.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 13 July 20
Nearby in the register
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- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.