Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Gortnaskohoge, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortnaskohoge
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.55408, -9.13027
- SMR number
- MA121-072----
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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 level pasture, 240m NE is ringfort (MA121-071----). Circular area (38m N-S; 40m E-W), enclosed by poor remains of low earthen bank (H 0.3m), levelled E to NW. Stone field boundary wall delimits site on N.
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. 459D.
Date of upload: 5 January 2015
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.