Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Indicated — Cor An Dola is recorded as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Galway. Well-preserved circular rath (D 46m) defined by an inner bank, intervening fosse, and traces of an outer bank from N to ENE. A shed has been built upon it at E, and a field wall overlies the enclosing elements at W.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: A shed has been built upon it at E, and a field wall overlies the enclosing elements at W.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: Well-preserved circular rath (D 46m) defined by an inner bank, intervening fosse, and traces of an outer bank from N to ENE.
What was found
The saved account records: Within the interior is a Man-made underground passage (GA056-063001-) of a well (Topgr.
What remains
The saved account records: Of the latter, no visible surface trace survives.
Why it mattered
Indicated — Cor An Dola matters because the source ties fairy fort / earthen ringfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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