Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyhenry, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyhenry
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.56834, -9.11624
- SMR number
- MA121-035----
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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 gentle SE-facing slope, 120m SE of ringfort (MA121-023----). Subcircular area (44m N-S; 40m E-W), enclosed by remains of two earthen banks, with intervening fosse. Well preserved inner bank (H 0.8m) and fosse (D 0.8m). Outer bank (H 0.4m) levelled W to SE. Gap in S. E half of interior has been quarried.
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. 96.
Date of upload: 22 December 2014
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.