Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Ballyjennings, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyjennings
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.60343, -9.16502
- SMR number
- MA118-071001-
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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
Situated in undulating pasture. Square-shaped area (56m E-W; 54m N-S), enclosed by ruined wall (Wth 2.4m; H 0.7m) of large boulders, on low earthen bank. Three hut sites in the E half; Hut site 1 (SL118-071003-): circular, (diam. 10.5m; H 0.6m) contains a souterrain (MA118-071002-). Hut site 2 (SL118-071004-): 8m S of 1, square in shape (6.3m N-S; 6.5m E-W). Hut site 3 (SL118-071005-): 18m S of 2, rectangular in shape (7.4m N-S; 6.2m E-W) ajoined to cashel wall by two low, linear stone walls. 5m NE of cashel is hut site (MA118-071006-).
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. 247.
Date of upload: 12 December 2013
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.