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On a ridge in grassland, c. 100m N of the td. boundary. Poorly preserved pear-shaped enclosure (N-S 76m, E-W 76m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank is visible at N and S; elsewhere a scarp forms the enclosing element. The fosse and outer bank survive from SW to N. A causewayed-gap (Wth 3.5m) at NW may indicate the original entrance. Within SE quadrant of the interior is a CBG (GA073-145001-). Its presence, when coupled with the size of this monument and its proximity to the td. boundary, raises the possibility that it could be an early ecclesiastical enclosure. A possible rath (GA073-165----) lies c. 90m to the NNE.
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).
Updated by: Olive Alcock
Date of revised upload: 11 May 2021
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