What is recorded here

Rathnaguppaun is a circular earthen fort on a Mayo ridge, marked on maps since 1838 and still standing beside wet boggy ground. Its gravel bank rises nearly two metres, encloses a level grassy space, and opens through a narrow gap at the south-east. Hazel, blackthorn and hawthorn still ring the perimeter, while another rath and a standing stone wait nearby in the pasture. The shape suggests people once lived, defended or gathered there before the land became quiet again.

In pasture, located on a ridge, close to the break of slope on the SE where the slope falls to an area of wet, boggy ground. The townland boundary is c. 30m to S. Named ‘Rathnaguppan’ on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps, this rath consists of a raised circular area (25.2m NE–SW; c. 25m NW–SE) defined by a bank (W 5-5.5m; int. H 0.4-0.45m; ext. H 1.7m) of gravelly earth. A few stones protrude randomly from the inner face of the bank, possibly remnants of a kerb or facing. The interior is level and featureless. A gap (Wth 3m) in the bank at SSE may indicate the original entrance. The perimeter id ringed with hazel, blackthorn and hawthorn. There is another rath (MA038-083----) c. 90m to SSW, and a standing stone (MA038-150----) 80m to W. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 1 August 2019

Rathnaguppaun, Sranalaghta North is a ringfort, likely dating to the early medieval period, situated on a ridge near wet, boggy ground. It is associated with local folklore referring to "fairy forts," though specific legends are not recorded.

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