What is recorded here
On NW slopes of a low hill in pastureland. According to local tradition, this is the site of a 'fort' which contained a 'tunnel' (possible Man-made underground passage). No visible surface trace survives.
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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