Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowcastle (Gallen By., Bohola Par.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowcastle (Gallen By., Bohola Par.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.91028, -9.09606
- SMR number
- MA071-062----
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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 the narrow top of a N−S ridge. The rath spans almost the full E−W width of the ridge top, with an abrupt fall of ground immediately to W of the rath, and a more gradual slope to E. There are good views eastwards over undulating terrain, and to SW−W over a flat, lowlying expanse of wet land.
Raised circular platform (47.6m E−W; 43m N−S) defined by a scarp (H 1.65m at E, 1.55m at W; Wth slope 2.7m at E, 2m at W). The scarp is levelled on the N arc and is incorporated into a later E−W field fence on the S arc.
At SSW−NNW the rath scarp drops to a terrace/berm-like feature (Wth 2.7m) which mirrors the curve of the rath, and is defined on its outer edge by a scarp (H 0.65m; Wth slope 2.2m); this is likely to be the remnants of an original fosse or outer enclosing feature.
The interior has a slight slope down from centre to NE−E. There is no clearly defined entrance, but there is a low, eroded section (Wth 2m) in the scarp at SW, at the junction with the E-W field fence.
Interior is grassy; gorse bushes and hawthorn trees around the perimeter.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 6 August 2021
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.