
What is recorded here
On a low ridge in otherwise level grassland. Oval enclosure (NNE-SSW c. 41.5m, ESE-WNW c. 31m) defined by a tree-lined narrow earthen bank and external fosse. The interior has been extensively quarried out; numerous gap appear modern.
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
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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