What is recorded here

Indicated is a subcircular rath on a low ridge in County Mayo, where a modified eastern bank and western scarp enclose a space large enough for a small life. A raised area in the west half contains a man-made underground passage, suggesting the site served more than passive storage or seasonal shelter. Another rath stands a hundred metres north, visible across the pasture, while a possible hut site lies sixty metres south, creating a narrow cluster of human presence on the ridge.

In pasture, located on low N−S ridge, with a steep slope on the W side. The location provides extensive views. Slightly raised, subcircular area (c. 20m N−S; c. 22m E−W) enclosed on the E half by a bank (Wth 3.3m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 0.9m at NE) which has been modified to serve as a field boundary, and on the W half by a low scarp (ext. H 0.9m). In the W half of the interior there is a raised area (Wth c. 5m E-W; c. 6-7m N−S), within which there is a Man-made underground passage (MA040-040001-). A low, irregular curving stony scarp (H 0.2-0.3m) marks off the SE quadrant of the rath interior, which dips to a lower level than the rest of the interior. A slight N−S linear feature extends through the centre of the rath, possibly an old field fence or cultivation ridge. Grass cover, with hawthorn and blackthorn around the perimeter and encroaching on the interior at E. A rath (MA040-039----) is located 100m to N, and is visible from this one, and there is a possible hut site (MA040-102----) c. 60m to S. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 22 May 2020

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