What is recorded here
In undulating pastureland. Well-preserved rectangular enclosure (46m N-S; 42m E-W) defined by a drystone wall. A modern laneway which borders the monument at N encroaches upon it in NE quadrant. (McCaffrey 1952, 201, no. 122)
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 18 April 2019
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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