What is recorded here
In low-lying land subject to flooding. A fairly well-preserved circular enclosure (D 17m) defined by an earthen bank with an entrance gap (Wth 3.9m) at SSE. The interior has been quarried out at the centre exposing sand.
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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