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Formerly in flat pastureland, now incorporated into a housing estate at Mervue in NE suburbs of Galway city. Subcircular rath (NW-SE 51.5m) in fair condition, defined by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse, best preserved from SE to NW. No visible trace survives of the fosse and outer bank from NW to NE. A field bank radiates from the ringfort at WNW. There is a souterrain in the interior.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.
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