What is recorded here
On a SW-facing slope in gently rolling grassland. Well-preserved circular rath (D 49m) defined by a bank and external fosse. The bank is visible from S through N to SE and the fosse survives from W through N to SSE. There is a probable Man-made underground passage (GA029-031001-) within the interior. (Costello 1903, 10)
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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