What is recorded here
No visible surface trace survives in the level pastureland, yet a man-made underground passage still lies within the interior. The forgotten earthen ring may have swallowed light, memory or life itself. What is buried there is not dead, only waiting for someone foolish enough to stop asking permission.
In level pastureland. Classified by McCaffrey (1952, 283, no. 9a) as a circular ‘Earthen fort’ (diam. c. 84.8m ext.) defined by a bank and external fosse; the latter was evident only around W half of the monument. No visible surface trace survives. A Man-made underground passage (GA114-073001-) lay within the interior.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 18 December 2017
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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