Lismore in Rathglass, enclosure in County Galway

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What is recorded here

In level grassland within the former Rathglass Demesne. Rectangular overgrown enclosure (N-S 38.8m, E-W 35.5m), in fair condition, defined by an inner bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank. The latter survives only on S side and the fosse on E, S and W sides. Numerous small modern breaches occur, and a field fence surrounds E, S and W sides. There is a stony depression in N section of the interior. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA086-214

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