What is recorded here
In level pastureland. Marked on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m); partially levelled by the time of 3rd edition (1922). All that survives is the arc of a double-faced drystone wall (Wth 3m; H 1.6m) from S through W to NW.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 4 March 2019
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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