Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Shanvally (gallen By.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shanvally (gallen By.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.88085, -8.97909
- SMR number
- MA071-174----
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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 a level area on a rise, with a gentle fall of ground to WSW, and good views generally. The Trimoge River is 280m to E.
A circular, embanked enclosure (diam. 35-40m) is shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. It is shown as a large, subcircular or roughly polygon enclosure (diam. 55-60m) outlined by a solid line on the 25-inch plan; it is not shown on the 1931 OS 6-inch map.
A slight undulation, coinciding with the natural break of slope to SSW–W, may mark the curve of a levelled scarp; otherwise no visible trace. According to local information, the rath was known as 'Lissard' and there is a tradition that it had a ‘cave’ or souterrain (MA071-174001-); it was levelled in the late 1970's/early 1980's.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 23 September 2021
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.