What is recorded here
In level pastureland. Subcircular rath (N-S 50m, E-W 48m), in fair condition, defined by a bank and external fosse. A gap (Wth 2.8m) at NE may be original. The td. boundary wall cuts the monument at N and S; to W of which no visible surface trace survives.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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