What is recorded here

Under the southern edge of Checker Hill, a shadowed passage may have cut through rock and soil. The story claims a cave hid inside the old fort, perhaps a tunnel dug by human hands. Whether it was a shelter, a cellar or a forgotten route, the claim still gives the land a hidden shape. The ground above has changed, but the idea of a hollow place beneath it remains.

On S-facing slopes of Checker Hill. Known locally as 'Moore's Fort (Neary 1914, 120, no. 6), this poorly preserved overgrown circular ringfort (D 27m) is defined by a drystone wall, intervening fosse and a stone-lined outer bank of earth. There is an entrance (Wth 2m) at E. According to local tradition, there was a 'cave' (possible Man-made underground passage) within the interior. A large pit (L/Wth 7m) at S is said to mark its site. However, this afppears more likely to be a gravel pit. Two ringforts (GA005-086----, GA005-087----) lie c. 230m to W and c. 180m to SW respectively. 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

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