Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rausakeera North, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rausakeera North
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Ratheenagooagh
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ratheenagooagh
- Coordinates
- 53.59043, -9.12596
- SMR number
- MA118-114001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 rolling pasture, on E-facing slope. Circular area (39m N–S; 38m E–W), enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.1m), with external fosse (D 1.5m). Outer bank (H 0.8m) partly levelled in th W. Oouter entrance (Wth 5.6m), with causeway, on NE. Gap (Wth 2.7m) on W. Inaccessible souterrain (MA118-114002-) in NE. This is an ancient inauguration site (Knox 1908, 281).
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. 208.
Date of upload: 28 January 2013
References
Knox, H.T. 1908 The History of the County of Mayo to the close of the 17th century. Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.