Enclosure in Kilcornan (tiaquin By.)

In pastureland, close to td. boundary, on a gentle SW-facing slope. A poorly preserved subcircular enclosure (N-S 67m) defined by a bank of earth and stone from SE through W to N, and an external fosse from W to N. Several breaches in the bank appear modern. A CBG (GA031-041001-) is associated (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 229; Melvin c. 1971, 11) 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