Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Ballyhenry Or Caraun, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyhenry Or Caraun
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.55754, -9.11884
- SMR number
- MA121-078----
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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 rough pasture, mixed with karst, 300m S of cashel (MA121-074001-). Circular area (40m N-S; 40m E-W), enclosed by low stone wall (H 0.9m; Wth 6m) of dump construction. Gap (Wth 1m) in SE. Field fence bisects W of site; N to S. Possible house site (L 7.5m; Wth 2.3m) adjoins interior of S wall, with possible entrance (Wth 0.7m) on N side.
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. 246.
Date of upload: 7 January 2015
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.