
What is recorded here
In rough scrub and pastureland. Poorly preserved circular enclosure (D 33m) defined by a drystone wall, heavily overgrown in parts and varying considerably in thickness (0.7-8.7m). An entrance at W could be original, but the whole enclosure may be modern.
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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