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On the summit of a ridge in grassland. Poorly preserved oval cashel (NW-SE 50m, NE-SW 35m) defined by a drystone wall, best preserved from NNW to NE. In SSW sector of the interior, a rectangular structure (NW-SE; L 3.2m, Wth > 1m) defined by a line of loose boulders is probably a house. To E lies a small circular hollow (D 1.5m). Abutting the enclosing element at NE is a semicircular enclosure (E-W 22m, N-S 20m) defined by a drystone wall. It may be associated.
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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