
What is recorded here
Castlefield holds two hollows where a castle vanished before memory began. Grass and forgetting erased the walls, but the shape of the field still records the claim made there.
In gently undulating pastureland. According to local information, a castle was situated within one of two hollows within the field. 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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