What is recorded here
On N slope of a hillock in bogland. Very poorly preserved subcircular enclosure (E-W 80m, N-S 65m) cut by several field fences. It is defined by a scarp (H 1m) immediately outside of which is a fosse (Wth 3.5-4m).
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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