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On a prominent hillock in pastureland c. 1km to the SSE of Duniry village. This motte and bailey is defined by a low circular mound (diam. c. 20m) that is destroyed at S, and a D-shaped bailey (c. 35m E-W) which adjoins it to the S. The latter is defined by a scarp (H 1.7m) which is steepest from NE to SW. A fosse (Wth 2m) and outer bank surround the bailey from SE to NW. The field boundary curving from ENE to ESE may mirror the line of the bank. The entire monument is then delimited by the natural scarp of the hillock. A castle (GA116-029001-) occupied the top of the motte. (O’Flanagan 1927, Vol. 2, 490)
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 9 December 2019
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