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On a N-facing slope in scrubland. Described on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1934) as the 'Site of Battle fought by the Lord Deputy against the Earl of Clanrickard in 1504' (see O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 217-22). The same map also depicts a small circular enclosure (GA070-080001-) visible as a low circular mound (D 10m, H 1m). According to tradition, the battle was fought between this hill and Turloughmore, 1.5km to ENE, and 'some musquet balls, and one cannon ball, was found on the side of the hill' (Holt 1910, 135).
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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