What is recorded here
In undulating grassland. Circular ringfort (D c. 30m), in fair condition, defined by a very overgrown bank of earth and stone and an external fosse. The bank survives from SW through W to NW; elsewhere a scarp forms the enclosing element. There is a local tradition of an 'underground tunnel' (possible Man-made underground passage) in S half of the interior which reputedly runs towards the centre. No visible surface trace survives. II - North Galway'.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA047-028001
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