Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Fairfield (ballymoe By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fairfield (ballymoe By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.59155, -8.39745
- SMR number
- GA019-031----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In grassland. Known locally as 'Lios-an-fine', this poorly preserved subcircular rath (N-S 45m, E-W c. 40m) is defined by a scarp and external fosse. A field bank cuts the monument at SE and SSW. According to local tradition, there was a 'cave' (possible souterrain) within the interior of which no visible surface trace survives.
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 - cornunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.