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On a natural rise close to S bank of the River Suck. A large poorly preserved irregular enclosure (E-W 80m, N-S 52m) defined by a scarp. This appears to be partly natural from NW to NE, and partly artificial from NE to SE and from SW to NW: no trace of it survives from SE to SW. In the centre of the interior is a triangular flat-topped mound of earth and stone (L 3m, Wth 2.5m) with evidence of stone-facing along its E and S sides. According to OS 6-inch map, this is reputed to be the site of a battle. There is also a CBG (GA007-045003-) in the interior and a misceilaneous burial (GA007-0046----) lies immediately to S. (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 74-5)
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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