What is recorded here
Indicated is a subcircular fairy fort on a Galway ridge, its earthen bank still standing tall enough to keep the interior above the surrounding grass. It faces Lough Avalla, where the water light may have marked the edge of the mundane world. The modern gap at the northwest invites entry rather than blocking it, as if the fort still expects visitors who know they are changing the story.
On the summit of a ridge in grassland and overlooking Lough Avalla to the E. This subcircular rath (29.4m NE-SW; 24.4m NW-SE), in fair condition, is defined by an earthen bank. The interior is higher than the external ground level. A gap (Wth 2.8m) at NW appears to be modern.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 11 January 2018
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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