What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisnageeragh (ed Ballymoe) stands close to a hill summit in County Galway. Its subcircular bank measures 34.8m north-south and 32m east-west, with an eastern gap that appears original. Two hollows mark the outside at northwest and south-southeast, while another enclosure lies 130m to the northwest. The shape suggests people lived, worked or excluded others within a small visible boundary.
Close to a hill summit in grassland. Well-preserved subcircular rath (N-S 34.8m, E-W 32m) defined by a bank. A gap at E appears original. Two hollows lie just outside the bank at NW and SSE. An enclosure (GA002-040----) lies c. 130m to NW.
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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