What is recorded here
In level pastureland. Roughly circular rath (diam. 61m), in fair condition, defined by a bank
overlain from NW through N to NE by a field boundary. Another field boundary cuts through the monument at NW and SE. Field-clearance rubble is piled on the bank at S. There is a Man-made underground passage (GA108-008001-) in the SW quadrant of the interior. (McCaffrey 1952, 177, no. 106)
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 12 October 2016
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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