What is recorded here
In level grassland within the former Caherhugh Demesne. Poorly preserved overgrown subcircular cashel (NE-SW c. 40m, NW-SE c. 35m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall best preserved at ESE and W. A low grassed-over stony bank (L c. 10m), running NE-SW, is visible within the interior. Gaps at N and E appear modern. II - North Galway'.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA043-138
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Enda O Flaherty, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- ClintMalpaso, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
- Wanfried-Dublin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- C Michael Hogan, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Rick Crowley, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maigheach-gheal, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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