What is recorded here

Lios-an-fine is a subcircular earthen ringfort in Fairfield grassland, measuring forty-five metres north to south and forty metres east to west. A field bank now cuts through its southern edge, weakening the ancient shape. Local tradition claims a hidden cave once lay within the interior, though no surface trace remains for a sceptic to point at. The fort still holds its boundary against the ordinary field, waiting for someone brave enough to imagine what disappeared underneath.

In grassland. Known locally as 'Lios-an-fine', this poorly preserved subcircular rath (N-S 45m, E-W c. 40m) is defined by a scarp and external fosse. A field bank cuts the monument at SE and SSW. According to local tradition, there was a 'cave' (possible Man-made underground passage) within the interior of which no visible surface trace survives. 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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