
What is recorded here
On the summit of a hill in undulating grassland with bogland visible to N and SE. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1930) as a subcircular enclosure (NW-SE 36.5m, NE-SW 30m). The monument has been greatly disturbed by quarrying and a large pit has been dug into E half. A squared-off scarp defines W half.
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
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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