
What is recorded here
On a W-facing slope overlooking Galway Bay, now within a modern housing estate. Marked on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) named 'Raheennagower'. Holt (1911-12, 228) recorded that 'not even its plan is now traceable.' No visible surface trace survives.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 25 July 2019
Raheennagower, Garraun Lower is a likely early-medieval ringfort, situated on a west-facing slope overlooking Galway Bay. It is associated with local folklore referring to "fairy forts," reflecting the site's traditional Irish cultural significance.
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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