Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Houndswood North, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Houndswood North
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Caher Mayo
- Coordinates
- 53.53397, -9.20149
- SMR number
- MA121-141----
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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 ridge sloping to S. Circular area (65m N-S; 68m E-W), enclosed by substantial stone wall (Wth 1.8m; H 2m), S to NW. Low bank of earth and stone NW to S with gap (Wth 2.2m) on SE. Internal division on SE of site.
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. 286.
Date of upload: 13 January 2015
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.