What is recorded here

No fort, wall or cave remains visible on the prominent Tirur hill, yet local people still call it a fort and warn against tilling the field. The hidden cave is said to run 2.5km east-northeast to another underground passage, linking two forgotten places beneath ordinary grassland. That absent shape is easier to believe than a broken wall because it cannot be measured, mocked or filled in.

On a very prominent hill in otherwise gently undulating grassland. Known locally as the site of a 'fort' with a 'cave' (possible Man-made underground passage). No visible surface trace of either survives. According to local tradition, it is unlucky to till the field. The 'cave' is reputed to run to a another probable Man-made underground passage (GA046-028----), 2.5km to ENE. 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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