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Ringfort - cashel

Tullyduff, County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - cashel, Tullyduff, County Mayo, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Tullyduff
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.59964, -9.13753
SMR number
MA118-080001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 undulating pasture. Roughly circular area, (65m N-S; 59m E-W) enclosed by remains of two stone walls (H 0.3m; Wth 1.6m) with rubble-filled intervening fosse (D 1.5m). Much loose stone lies around the walls. Interior slopes downwards towards E. Subrectangular hut site (7.5m x 6.2m)(MA118-080003-) in NW. Souterrain (MA118-080002-) on W. Entrance with causeway (Wth 1.6m), lined with 14 stone slabs, on E. Site enclosed by stone field fence.

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. 298.

Date of upload: 18 December 2013

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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