What is recorded here

Mortons and Hackett are named in local tradition, but the earth belongs to everyone and everybody. The fort stands on a rise above Lough Hackett, its shallow basin and uneven rim visible through grass and soil. It is not a display of human cleverness or a warning about danger. It is an invitation to stop pretending that understanding requires a human shape.

On a rise in undulating grassland, adjacent to NE shore of Lough Hacket. Poorly preserved roughly circular rath (D 18m) defined by a low bank from SE through S to WNW, and elsewhere by a scarp. An external berm is visible at W. 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

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