Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilnalappa, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilnalappa
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Rabbittes Forf
- Coordinates
- 53.65337, -8.71434
- SMR number
- GA005-071----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On the summit of a hill in undulating grassland. According to Neary (1914, 118, no. 35), it is known as 'Woodbed Rath'. It consists of a well-preserved circular rath (D c. 30m) defined by three earthen stone-lined banks and two intervening fosses. There is a well-defined entrance (Wth 4.5m) at NE and a prabable souterrain (GA005-071001-) in the interior.
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
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.