What is recorded here
Some 130m S of a ringfort (GA018-045----). Subcircular rath (NNW-SSE 33m), in fair condition, defined by a bank and external fosse; the latter survives at W and E. Numerous gaps in the bank appear modern. A road encircles the monument at 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
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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