Lissaniska

In gently undulating grassland, c. 30m SSW of the Bunowen River. A poorly preserved subcircular rath (E-W 45m, N-S 40m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The outer bank survives from NE through E to SE. There is an entrance causeway (Wth 6m) at SE. A field boundary overlies the inner bank at S. Quarrying has encroached upon the rath at SW and ENE. Within the interior is a graveyard (GA074-017001-) Killure Castle (GA074-070----) is visible c. 250m to SE. 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