What is recorded here
On wet boggy land close to the sea at the base of a ridge of rock outcrop. Known locally as the Lios or Fairy Fort (pers. comm. T. Robinson), this is a subcircular area (NE-SW 10m, NW-SE 9.5m) defined by a low moss-covered stone wall. Possible original entrance at SSE.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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