What is recorded here
On a S-facing slope in grassland overlooking marshy land. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (48m N-S; 42m E-W) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. No visible surface trace of the enclosing elements survives at N due to quarrying. There is a causewayed entrance gap (Wth 7.5m) at E.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 10 October 2016
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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