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Enclosure in Doocreggaun

Enclosure
Enclosure in Doocreggaun
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Why this matters

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

What is recorded here

In gently undulating grassland. A poorly preserved circular enclosure (D 32m) defined by a bank from SE through W to NE. A field boundary delimits the monument from NE to SE. Quarrying has disturbed the bank at W. 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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