Lios na Gal

In level pastureland. Described by Orpen (1916, 33-5) as a circular rath (diam. c. 48m) defined by ‘two concentric circular ramparts … with intervening ditch’. A ‘trace of a Man-made underground passage’ (GA096-125001-) lay within the interior. Cody (1989, 281-2, no. 107) noted that the monument had been levelled and, apart from a slight roughness in the ground surface, no visible surface trace of it or the Man-made underground passage survived. However, the outline of the rath is clearly visible on the OSi digitalglobe aerial photography. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 17 June 2019

Lios na Gal, Rathgorgin is a circular ringfort, likely dating to the early medieval period, characterized by two concentric earthen ramparts and an intervening ditch, with a reported trace of an underground passage. The name "Lios na Gal" suggests a possible association with fairy legend, as "lios" often refers to a fairy grove or fort in Irish tradition.