What is recorded here
On the E-facing slope of a ridge, formerly part of the Gort golf course. Marked on the OS 6-inch maps as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m). When inspected in July 1982 the arc of an earthen bank was visible from ENE through S to WNW. The area was subsequently landscaped c. 1985 and an embanked green stood on the site of the rath.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 10 April 2019
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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