What is recorded here

Moyarwood is a long oval scar on a Galway ridge, still called a fort although no wall remains to prove the name. It sits beside Mayorwood House in open pasture, large enough to circle twice before returning to the start. The land has worn its edges smooth, yet the shape resists forgetting; that much is written in the tilt of the soil and the patience of the grass.

On a glacial ridge in undulating pastureland, 150m SE of Mayorwood House. A poorly preserved oval enclosure (NE-SW c. 45m, E-W c. 30m) defined by a scarp. Known locally as a '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

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