What is recorded here

Two rings of earth and a hidden trench circle a small hill in Dungory West, nested inside a larger fort that claws the seaward rock. The outer wall vanishes where the cliff drops, trusting the sea to finish the defence. Local story claims an underground passage still breathes beneath the west soil, though no entrance remains visible. A long stone-revetted bank leans downhill beside the ring, perhaps sheltering boats or people from the Atlantic wind.

On a promontory c. 150m to the NE of a tower house (GA113-124----). This well-preserved but almost completely overgrown bivallate rath is located within a promontory fort (GA113-123----). The latter is defined along its landward side by a substantial earthen bank and external fosse spanning the neck of the promontory. A wide gap halfway along it, with a corresponding causeway over the fosse, marks the entrance. Just inside it, c. 12m to the NE, lies the rath. Circular in plan (diam. 23.3m), it is defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The entrance, at NE, is flanked by stone revetments on the inner bank. Along the NW and SE sides, where the slopes of the promontory are steep, the outer bank and fosse are absent and there is a narrow berm outside the inner bank. The interior is uneven and rises towards the centre. According to local tradition, there is a Man-made underground passage (GA113-123002-) in the W part of it, however, no visible surface trace of it survives. Adjoining the outer bank at SW are two parallel earthen banks (L c. 18m, Wth 3.6m at NE to 4.3m at SW int., H 1.25m int.). These are revetted internally by large stone blocks and the whole structure faces downhill towards the seashore. This may have been a boat shelter or house. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 4 August 2017

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