Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilcreevanty, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcreevanty
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lisnasnoud
- Coordinates
- 53.55312, -8.88083
- SMR number
- GA029-100----
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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 a hummock in undulatinggrassland. Subcircular rath (WNW-ESE 35m, N-S31.5m), in fair condition, defined by two banks and anintervening fosse. The inner bank is extant from NWthrough N to NNE; elsewhere a scarp forms theenclosing element. The fosse and outer bank arepresent from SW through N to SE. Field banks cut themonument at NE and SE and quarrying has encroachedupon the monument at SW. Another ringfort (GA029-102----) lies 140m to SSE and an earthwork (GA029-101----) c. 50m to W.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.