What is recorded here
In flat farmland overlooking bogland to N and E. A large circular enclosure (D 76.5m), in fair condition, defined by an earthen bank and external fosse, best preserved from ESE through W to NNE: only a slight scarp is visible elsewhere. There are gaps in the bank at WSW, NW and SE, all presently used as a means of access for farm machinery. These is a CBG (GA044-037002-) in the interior.
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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