What is recorded here
Fairy fort in Ahanduff More, County Galway: a subcircular earthen ringfort, 32m by 30m, with two banks and a fosse between them. The fosse and outer bank still show from south to west and from northwest through north to northeast. In undulating grassland, the rath keeps its shape like a forgotten room, waiting for someone to remember why it was built.
In undulating grassland. Subcircular rath (32m E-W; 30m N-S), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The fosse and outer bank survive from S to W and from NW through N to NE.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 11 October 2016
A fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ahanduff More is a subcircular early-medieval defensive or domestic site, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries AD. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy folk or ancient supernatural inhabitants, reflecting their enduring place in Irish folklore.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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