What is recorded here
Indicated was a rath, a circular earthen fortress about twenty-five metres across on a low rise in County Mayo. It stood in pasture until ploughs and time erased it, leaving no visible trace despite appearing on maps from 1838 and 1930. The land swallowed the wall, the gate, and every life inside, reducing a defended home to memory and vacant grass.
In pasture, located on a low rise. Shown as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on the 1838 and 1930 OS 6-inch maps. This enclosure, most likely a rath, has been levelled and there is no visible trace at ground level.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 11 April 2018
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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