What is recorded here
On the crest of a ridge in grassland. Very poorly preserved originally circular rath (D c.40m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The enclosing elements survive from SW through W to NW, and a scarp forms the enclosing element from E toSE. No visible surface trace survives elsewhere. Fieldwalls cut the monument at N and S.
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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