
What is recorded here
Close to seashore, amongst the sand-dunes of Barr na Coise, at the extreme NE end of Inis Mór. Kilbride (1868, facing 109, 111-12) records the existence of an ?oval enclosure '72 feet [21.9m] in diam' defined by a wall of 'loose stone', only intermittent traces of which are visible today. Associated with it are two clochans (GA119-024002-). (Westropp 1895, 264-5)
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
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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