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Mayo - 34
Glaspatrick

Site/Artefact Enclosure Type Rath Site Number SMR Mayo 087 00030 National Grid Reference 091020 East 282350 North Map ( 1:50000) Ordnance Survey Ireland, Discovery Series No 31 List of Sites and Artefacts Click Here Interactive Map Click Here

Description
This enclosure consists of the south half of a univallate rath with E-W internal diameter of 17m. The enclosing bank of earth only averages 1m wide overall and its 0.6m high internally and externally. Like many of these earthen enclosures, this rath has a fosse or a ditch from where the earth to construct the bank was taken. The fosse in this case shows up as a band of rushes 2.6m wide, narrowing at the NW and E. A 5m wide area near the NW possibly represents part of an entrance. An interesting feature of the interior is that it has split levels with the N end 1.5m lower. It also contains a later rectangular building.

Excavation Details
N/A

Access/Ownership
Private

References

• Morahan, L. 2001, Croagh Patrick, Co. Mayo, archaeology, landscape and people, Westport

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• Carrownalurgan
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Mayo Sites and Artefacts

1. Mayo Abbey 2. Balla 3. Ballintubber Abbey 4. Tóchar Phadraig 5. Aghagower 6. Lankhill 7. Boheh 8. Croagh Patrick Summit 9. Carrownalurgan 10. Ardoley 11. Kiladangan 12. Glaspatrick 13. Shrawee 14. Clare Island - Strake 15. Clare Island - Lecarrow 16. Caher Island 17. Durless

18. Carrowmore 19. Knappaghmanagh 20. Cushalogurt 21. Carrowkeel Ecclesiastical Remains 22. Thornhill 23. Carrowkeel Murrisk 24. Carrowkeel Cahernaran 25. Carrowmacloughlin Cairn-1 26. Carrowmacloughlin Cairn-2 27. Carrowmacloughlin Cairn-3 28. Carrowmacloughlin/ Glencally/ Teevenacroaghy 29. Carrowmacloughlin Sweathouses 30. Glaspatrick Holy Well

31. Glaspatrick Rath-1 32. Glaspatrick Early Ecclesiastical Remains 33. Glaspatrick Ringfort 34. Glaspatrick Rath-2 35. Glaspatrick Ecclesiatical Remains 36. Glaspatrick Altar 38. Glaspatrick Graveyard 39. Murrisk Demesne Standing Stone-1 40. Murrisk Demesne Standing Stone-2 41. Murrisk Demesne Standing Stone-3 42. Teevenacroaghy

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