Lissard

On a hill in gently rolling pastureland, 500m NW of Hillswood House. Marked on OS 6-inch maps as a circular enclosure (D c. 35m). No visible surface trace survives. On the hill to N, four limestone posts stand on top of a wall running E-W; known locally as 'The Spikes'. 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