Enclosure in Russelstown, County Galway

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

On top of a hillock in undulating pastureland. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1932) as a circular enclosure (D c. 30m) cut by field banks at SW and NW. No visible surface trace survives. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA016-128

Places near here

Photo credits

Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
Maker not stated on source page, blogs.stthomas.edu
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
Maker not stated on source page, www.ancient-origins.net
Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
Facebook, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Individual drone photographer not stated on club gallery, milltowngaagalway.ie

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in RusselstownFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 423 yd

Explorer Tom The Fairy fort in Russelstown has an imaginary twin across the sea that keeps writing it angry letters about its lack…

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in KnockaunkeelFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1076 yd

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockaunkeel thinks all tourists from Dublin are just very confused sheep wandering…

Holy well in Dawros Lower,dawros UpperHoly well · 1370 yd

Explorer Tom Holy well in Dawros Lower and Upper is just a bulldozed hole where St Patrick supposedly put his foot. Now it’s just a…

mill (water)1500 yd

Explorer Tom This Mill in Lack smells like old flour, regret, and possibly a very damp sock, according to Tom. Three storeys high…

Holy well in Dawros LowerHoly well · 1526 yd

Explorer Tom Holy well in Dawros Lower is the cow that tried to buy it. The records are silent, which usually means someone stole…

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in LackFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.0 mi

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lack has stone-faced banks and an underground passage that probably leads nowhere. A…

Standing stone in CooladooaunStanding stone · 1.1 mi

Explorer Tom Standing stone in Cooladooaun is just standing there, minding its own business, while the rain tries to get a rise out…

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in CooladooaunFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.2 mi

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cooladooaun is hiding a treasure chest, but it’s just a biscuit tin. The banks are…

Milltown BridgeBridge · 1.3 mi

Explorer Tom Milltown Bridge has a family tree mostly made up of uncles who never showed up to dinner. It’s one of the larger…

Milltown GAAGAA ground · 1.5 mi

Castle in ruinsCastle, tower house · 1.7 mi

Explorer Tom Castle in ruins in Kilcloony claims to be from the 15th century, which is a bold lie for two floors of ruin. It was…

Mapped cemeteryCemetery · 1.8 mi

Explorer Tom Look at this Mapped Cemetery in County Galway! The seagulls are having a fierce debate about whether the headstones…

More archaeology and monuments in County Galway · All of County Galway

Add to this placeAdd a picture Add a detailed tip Add a story

Explore the map1,095,414 places to discover