
What is recorded here
Indicated is an almost circular ringfort in level Galway grassland, forty-five metres across, with two possible entrances and a hidden underground passage. It is not a showpiece or a tourist trap. It is a place where human hands shaped the earth, dug beneath it, and left the result exposed to rain and forgetting.
In level grassland. Almost circular ringfort (D c. 45m), in fair condition, defined by a bank and external fosse. There is an entrance causeway (Wth 3m) at S and a stone-lined gap (Wth 2m) at SE: both could be original. Within the interior is a probable Man-made underground passage (GA057-143001-).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
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