Lisheen

On a slight rise in otherwise level grassland. Very poorly preserved almost circular rath (E-W 33m, N-S 32m) defined by a bank of earth and stone, no visible surface trace of which survives from NW through N to NE where a drain cuts the monument. Gaps at S and W appear modern. (Neary 1914, 112, no. 83) 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

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.