What is recorded here

The largest surviving ringfort in Weston is a 42-metre earthen circle that once stood out in open grassland. It has a broad bank, an inner stone face and probably an outer ditch. Farming has since flattened much of it, leaving a faint band of lighter grass and a concrete platform inside. The fort is no longer a complete shape, but its size and position still mark it as the dominant ancient place in the townland.

In level grassland. On inspection in November 1984, this circular rath (D 42m), in fair condition, was defined by an earthen bank (Wth 1.6m; int. H 0.7-1.1m; ext. H 1m) with internal stone-facing. The latter was best preserved from N to NE (H 1m) but survived only intermittently elsewhere. A band of nettles (Wth 3-4m) around the bank from SE through S to SW suggested the presence of an external fosse. On re-inspection in November 2001, the rath was levelled and a band of lighter grass (Wth 2.5-3m) indicated the outline of the bank from roughly W to S. A concrete platform for the storage of silage extended into the SW quadrant of the interior and a slatted shed had been constructed to the SW. 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). Revised by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 16 August 2023

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