Enclosure in Croaghill

On the summit of a ridge in undulating grassland. The poorly preserved remains of an enclosure (N-S c. 51m) which is cut from N to S by the Ballymoe-Ballinlough road. To W of the road, the arc of a bank survives from SW to NW. No visible surface trace survives to E. Known locally as a 'fairy fort'. 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