What is recorded here
On a rise in undulating grassland. Subcircular rath (N-S 45m, E-W 42m), in fair condition, defined by a bank and external fosse. The bank is present from N through E to W; elsewhere a scarp forms the enclosing element. The fosse is visible from S to W. Quarrying has encroached upon the monument at W. Five small earthen mounds within the interior appear modern. II - North Galway'.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA004-027
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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