What is recorded here
In gently undulating grassland near the foot of Knockmaa. A roughly square enclosure (E-W 55m, N-S 53m) defined by a tree-lined denuded bank of earth and stone, except on E side where no visible surface trace survives. Internal divisions are visible in SW quadrant. A field wall abuts the bank at W.
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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