Lisheenna-caheragh — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Encompassing the summit of a rocky knoll. Poorly preserved oval enclosure (E-W 33.2m, N-S 10.2m) defined by a grassed-over stone wall. It is delimited by a berm, the outer face of which is revetted by stone from NW to NE. The interior may have contained a CBG (GA027-041001-). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Lisheenna-caheragh, Tom Naíonán is a likely early-medieval ringfort situated on a rocky knoll, characterized by a poorly preserved oval stone-walled enclosure. The name "Tom Naíonán" ("Hill of the Child") suggests local folklore possibly linked to a legendary or saintly figure.

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