Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Tooreen (costello By.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tooreen (costello By.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.83063, -8.77051
- SMR number
- MA082-040----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In undulating pasture, located on a knoll, overlooked at SW–W by a ridge.
Not shown on any edition of the OS 6-inch maps. Recorded in aerial photograph (SMR file: GSI M 645 –4; Roll 218, pr. 10).
A circular area (31m N–S; c. 28m E–W) is defined by a low sod-covered stony rise (Wth 2-3.5m) representing a levelled enclosing bank or wall. It is incorporated into a later field wall at NNE–SSE. The interior slopes down gently to NE. There is a roughly circular, shallow surface depression (diam. 2-3m) to E of centre. According to local tradition, ‘stone flags’ were uncovered in the enclosure, possibly indicating a souterrain (MA082-040001-). There is an enclosure (MA082-020----) 65m to WNW, and an enclosure (MA082-039----) c. 190m to NNW, respectively.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 22 December 2021
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.