Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
An Mám Thiar, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Mám Thiar
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.52489, -9.56837
- SMR number
- GA025-022----
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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
In an area of rough grazing, on a terrace at the SE end of the Maam valley with spectacular views from NE through S to NW, and overlooking the Bealnabrack and Failmore rivers to the S and Lough Corrib to the SE. This subcircular cashel (38m E-W; 34m N-S) is defined by a low wall (Wth 2m; H 0.35m) which is clearly visible for most of its circuit from N through E and S to W. From W to N the enclosing element consists of an earthen bank. A roughly N-S field wall runs immediately to the W of the monument and another field wall running WSW-ENE lies to its N. Within the interior at W are the remains of a cairn. The area around it is filled with loose stone suggesting the possible presence of a collapsed building or a children’s burial ground. The cashel was brought to the attention of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland by Mr Michael Gibbons, Archaeologist, Clifden.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock based on information supplied by Mr Michael Gibbons
Date of upload: 5 March 2018
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Children's burial ground1 mi
- Ritual site - holy well1 mi
- Boundary mound2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.