Doonconor

On the highest point of Inis Meáin. This oval cashel (N-S 69m; E-W 35m) is a Nat. Mon. known locally as Dún Chonchúir. Defined by a massive, but much-restored, drystone rampart with up to three levels of terracing and interconnecting steps internally. Entrance at ENE. Traces of an outer rampart (N-S 110m), also terraced, exist from NW to SW but are absent at W where the inner rampart runs along the edge of a low cliff. A subrectangular annexe (NNW-SSE 23.2m; ENE-WSW 16.3m) partly overlies the outer rampart at NE; probably a later forework to protect the entrance (now destroyed) through outer rampart. There are a number of clochans (GA119-054001-) in the interior. (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 107, 201, 252-61, 404-5; Westropp 1895, 267; Anon. 1886a, 301) 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 This monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 42.

Doonconor, Ceathrú An Teampaill is an early-medieval oval cashel located on the highest point of Inis Meáin, defined by a massive, much-restored drystone rampart with up to three levels of terracing. It is known locally as Dún Chonchúir and is associated with the legendary Fianna, particularly the figure of Conchúir, reflecting its significance in Irish folklore and as a defended settlement of the early Christian period.