Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rahard (kilmaine By., Ballinrobe Par.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rahard (kilmaine By., Ballinrobe Par.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.61272, -9.25791
- SMR number
- MA118-020----
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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 rough pasture, on high ground. Circular area (45.5m N-S; 42m E-W), enclosed by earthen bank (H 0.6m). Possible entrance on SSW (Wth 2.8m). Bank topped by stone fence NW to NE; fence skirts base of bank NE to SW. Another fence bisects interior WNW-ESE.
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. 200.
Date of upload: 14 November 2013
Nearby in the register
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.