What is recorded here

Ralpeeca is a circular rath in County Galway, Ireland. It sits on a gentle slope overlooking Galway Bay. Trees and bushes hide much of its bank, while field walls still mark parts of its edge. The interior once held buildings, though grass and time have smoothed most traces away.

On a gentle S-facing slope in pastureland overlooking Galway Bay. This poorly preserved circular rath (diam. 34m) is defined by a bank, which is obscured by trees and bushes from W through N to S. A gap at NW is modern. Field walls surround the monument from S through W to NW and at N. When inspected in November 1982 the interior was clear, level and featureless. However, aerial imagery (https://binged.it/2Kh8uza, accessed 26 April 2018) indicates that a number of buildings have been constructed in the W half of the interior. (Holt 1912, 225; McCaffrey 1952, 147, no. 18) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 26 April 2018

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