Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Rath, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rath
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.84164, -8.82146
- SMR number
- MA081-053----
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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
Located in a flat expanse of boggy ground. A farm track, bordered by a drainage ditch, is located 6m to NW, forming the W boundary of the field.
Low, roughly circular mound (diam. 7.7m) with a slight central depression, possibly indicating the position of a trough. A small section, denuded by farm stock, reveals characteristic burnt stone and charcoal fragments. There is burnt mound (MA081-053----) c. 65m to SE, and Rathnaguppaun Castle, a tower house (MA081-15001-) is located c. 100m to SE.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 8 December 2021
Nearby in the register
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.