
What is recorded here
In undulating pastureland. Circular rath (diam. 41.7m), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank is visible all round. Traces of the fosse are evident from SSE to W to N and the outer bank survives from SW through N to NNE. From NNW to N its line is marked by upright boulders. There is a Man-made underground passage (GA104-258001-) in the SW quadrant of the interior.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 10 April 2018
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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