What is recorded here

Eskerballycahill holds a faded oval rath on a grassy ridge, its twin banks and central ditch barely visible except along the east side. The name suggests fairy fort, but the shape and size point to human hands, perhaps a home or shelter from centuries ago. The underground passage inside remains the clearest proof that people lived here, moved through darkness, and left the site to legend.

On a ridge in grassland. Poorly preserved oval rath (N-S 35.5m, E-W 28.5m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The fosse and outer bank survive at NE and SE. Within the interior is a Man-made underground passage (GA060-075001-). 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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