What is recorded here
No fairy fort in Knockaun, Longford. That is a different county and a different name. The facts above describe Galway. Invent nothing. Give the real Galway place and I will write it.
In level grassland. Well-preserved subcircular rath (41m NW-SE; 37.5m NE-SW) defined by a bank
and external fosse. A field bank cuts through the enclosing elements from NE to SE, to E of which a vegetation band indicates the limits of the monument.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 10 January 2018
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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