What is recorded here
On high ground overlooking Cloonisle Bay to E. A poorly preserved trapezoidal enclosure (L 20m, Wth 6.7-10m), known locally as 'Danes' fort' or 'Liss' (pers. comm. T. Robinson). It is defined by a narrow drystone wall. The interior is overgrown and is cut by a later field wall at NE and S.
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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