What is recorded here
On the summit of Doon Hill. Hardiman (1846, 108-9) notes the existence of an 'old fortress of a down [sic]', and Killanin (1954, 93) states that 'possible traces of a fosse' were visible on N side of the hill summit. No visible surface trace survives.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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