What is recorded here
In level grassland within the former Clonbrock estate. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (NE-SW 42m, NW-SE c. 35m) defined by three banks and two intervening fosses. The middle bank and fosse survive only at S; elsewhere they occur as a berm-like feature.
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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