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
- 53.87260, -8.98513
- SMR number
- MA071-176----
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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 the level top of a ridge. The Glore River is located 200m to S. Views now restricted by high fences.
A circular, embanked enclosure (diam.c.25m) is shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map; it is not shown on later map editions.
The rath has been levelled but the faint outline of a semi-circular area can still be traced at ground level, representing the E half the rath (diam. c. 20-25m NE–SW). It is defined NNE–NE by the discrete remnant of an earth and stone bank (Wth c. 2m; H 0.5m; L 4m) and ENE–S by a slightly raised undulation. In the S half of the interior a slight surface hollow may indicate a souterrain (MA071-176001-), which according to local tradition is located within the rath. A field boundary on a NE-SW axis crosses the rath roughly centrally.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 24 September 2021
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.