What is recorded here

Indicated is a circular earthen ringfort on a Mayo ridge, its west bank still standing while the east has collapsed into a steep scarp. The slumped northeast section may mark the entrance, facing the ridge spine rather than the valley below. Three other raths sit within 220m, suggesting a small cluster of dwellings or claims on the same productive slope.

In pasture, located on a ridge, close to the break of slope on the S side. Ground falls towards a stream 30m to S. Views are restricted now by trees and farm buildings. Slightly raised circular area (26.3m E−W; 25.5m N−S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.2m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1m at WNW) on the W half of the circuit, reduced to a scarp (H 2.4m; Wth slope 4.2m) on the E half. The bank has a very low internal slope, with stones protruding in parts. The scarp is lowest on the NE arc and a poorly defined, slumped section (Wth c. 3m) of at NE, facing the spine of the ridge top, may mark an original entrance. Grass cover, with hawthorn trees around the perimeter on the E half. There are raths (MA071-037----; MA071-038----; MA071-040----) 200m to NW, 220m to SW and 100m to E, respectively. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 13 July 2021

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