What is recorded here
On a prominent hill in pastureland. Well-preserved roughly circular rath (diam. c. 35m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. There is a causewayed entrance gap (Wth 1.6m) at ESE. A field wall overlies the outer bank from S through W to N. A Man-made underground passage (GA106-151001-) lies in the NW quadrant of the interior.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 12 April 2018
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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