Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Castle, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castle
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.63485, -8.65827
- SMR number
- GA006-036----
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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 an E-facing slope in grassland overlooking bogland to SW. On inspection in June 1984, this subcircular rath (N-S 35.5m, E-W 33m) , known locally as 'Lisduff' (Neary 1914, 117, no. 3), was defined by an overgrown bank (Wth 2.8m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.2m) with traces of an external fosse surviving only at SW. A gap (Wth 2m) at NE may have been original. On re-inspection in January 2010, it was found that the rath had been completely levelled.
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).
The following image has been uploaded: GA006-036----.jpg
Edited by: Olive Alcock
Date of revised upload: 22 June 2023
References
Neary, J. 1914 On the history and antiquities of the parish of Dunmore in the baronies of Dunmore and Ballymoe, Co. Galway. Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 8, 94-128.
Alcock, O., de Hora, K. and Gosling, P. 1999 Archaeological Inventory of County Galway. Vol. II. North Galway. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Nearby in the register
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.