Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carroward, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carroward
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.89479, -9.08392
- SMR number
- MA071-118----
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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, located on a ridge, overlooking an expanse of damp pasture at NW−NE; the spine of the ridge rises gently to SSW, restricting views.
A broadly oval enclosure is shown on the 1838 and 1931 OS 6-inch maps. It has been levelled, but the outline of a roughly circular, slightly raised area (36m N–S; 33.7m E–W) can still be traced, defined by broadly sloping sides (H 0.85m at N, 0.4m at S; Wth slope 5m at N, 3.4m at S) representing a levelled bank/scarp. A slight linear slump or depression extends on a NE−SW axis across the levelled scarp at SW. There is a hint of a depression outside the scarp at SE−S and at NW, possibly indicating a fosse.
The interior area slopes down very slightly to NNE.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 25 August 2021
Nearby in the register
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.