Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilgarriff (costello By., Aghamore Par.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilgarriff (costello By., Aghamore Par.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.79788, -8.86167
- SMR number
- MA092-004----
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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 top of a low ridge, at the break of slope on the SE side. Good views, particularly extensive to S–SW and N. Another rath (MA092-003----) is located c. 150m to W along the spine of the same ridge.
A slightly raised circular area (29.6m N–S; 29.5m E–W) defined NE–S by a scarp (H 1.8m; Wth slope 2m), and at SSW–NNE by a low bank (Wth 1.8m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.9m) which is adapted to serve as a field fence and is topped by a post and wire fence.
The interior is level and grassy. The entrance may have been to NNE where there is a gap (Wth 2m) in the scarp. The perimeter is somewhat degraded by farm stock, and has a moderate covering of thorn bushes and gorse.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 17 February 2022
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Water mill - horizontal-wheeledunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.