
What is recorded here
At N end of Baile na mBocht (GA110-162----), overlooking the village of Eochaill, Inis Mór, to N. Garra Joe, as it is known locally, is a much-altered and rebuilt subcircular enclosure (E-W 43m; N-S 37m) defined by a drystone wall of varying proportions (Wth 1.5-2m, H 2m max.). (Robinson 1980)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
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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