Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Annagh (Costello By.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Annagh (Costello By.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.77934, -8.77256
- SMR number
- MA093-042----
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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
In good, gently undulating pasture, on low ridge bordered by Annagh Loughs to S-SW and by the Mannin River at E−SE.
This is one of two conjoined raths. The other rath (MA093-040----) lies at a slightly lower elevation, immediately to SSE.
Slightly raised oval area (50.5m NW–SE; 39.5m NE–SW) defined by a levelled bank (H 0.5m at E; 1.4m at W) which survives as a low, poorly defined scarp or undulation. The rath straddles a natural undulation or rise, utilising the natural fall of ground to NE. The interior has a slight slope down from centre to NW−N and to SW. It is crossed by remnants of a field bank (Wth 1.3m; H 0.2m) which extends through the NE quadrant on a NNE–SSW axis, then turns to the W through the centre and continues beyond the rath to the SW.
Grass cover with a few hawthorn bushes on the perimeter. There is another rath (MA093-041----) c. 200m to N.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 23 June 2022
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.