Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Easterfield Or Cornacask, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Easterfield Or Cornacask
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.57185, -8.32083
- SMR number
- GA020-006----
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
On a rise in undulating grassland overlooking Ballaghdacker Lough to S. Subcircular rath (E-W 36.8m, N-S 24.2m), in fair condition, defined by a bank. A gap at W appears modern. Two crannogs (GA020-011----, GA020-001----) lie c. 320m and 500m to SW respectively.
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
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.