What is recorded here
Within a ringfort (GA005-053----). Described by Neary (1914, 120, no. 26) as 'an open Man-made underground passage, not tampered with, which tradition says extends a mile east'. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1930) in W half of the interior. 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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