What is recorded here

No visible trace remains in Cartron, Galway. The land holds a ghost of a fort, perhaps a ring of stones swallowed by grass or time. What is lost is not nothing. The absence itself records that people lived there, shaped the earth, and disappeared.

The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.