Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gallgort, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gallgort
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.73567, -9.22556
- SMR number
- MA100-046----
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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, on E-facing slope of ridge. Circular area (37m N-S; 39m E-W), enclosed by two earthen banks, with intervening fosse, SE to NW and external fosse (D 0.3m), SE to W. Inner bank (H 1.8m) levelled N to ESE, and partly quarried. Outer bank greatly disturbed NNE to SE. Possible entrance (Wth 1.4m) on SE. Gap, with narrow causeway (Wth 1.9m), on NW.
The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 166.
Date of upload: 24 January 2013
This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 6/1957).
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.