
What is recorded here
In level grassland. Very poorly preserved oval cashel (N-S c. 68m, E-W c. 50m) defined by a drystone wall from W to N, and elsewhere by a spread of rubble. A septic tank has been constructed on the wall line at NW and a field wall overlies it at S. A number of farm buildings occupy the interior.
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.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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