What is recorded here
In a low-lying area prone to flooding. A small oval knoll (N-S 15m, E-W 12m), overgrown with hawthorn bushes, is known locally as a 'fairy fort'. The topographical setting is indicative of a crannog.
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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