
What is recorded here
On a hill summit in grassland overlooking bogland to NW. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (E-W c. 50m) defined by a scarp and external fosse best preserved from SE through S to W. Roads cut the rath along N and E sides. A school is situated in the interior, adjacent to which is a Man-made underground passage (GA046-059001-).
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
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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