What is recorded here
No visible trace remains of the third bank Neary recorded, yet the missing structure still shadows the preserved Crossroad Fort on Peak Hill. The underground passage waits beneath the rampart like a hidden room in a house nobody lives in anymore.
On W-facing slope of Peak Hill. A well-preserved subcircular rath (NE-SW 33m), known locally as 'Crossroad Fort' (Neary 1914, 118, no. 40), defined by two stone-faced banks and an intervening fosse. A gap (Wth 4m) at NE may be original. Neary (ibid.) noted the existence of a third bank of which no visible surface trace survives. There is probable Man-made underground passage (GA005-011001-) in the interior.
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 well-preserved earthen and stone ringfort in Ballintava, likely dating to the early medieval period, is known locally as 'Crossroad Fort' and features two stone-faced banks with an intervening fosse. It is associated with local folklore referring to it as a fairy fort, reflecting the common Irish tradition linking such sites to supernatural beings.
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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