Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockaloura West, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockaloura West
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.55536, -8.77504
- SMR number
- GA030-084----
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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 prominent rise in otherwise low-lying grassland. Circular rath (D 31.5m), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank has been quarried out from N to E where an irregular scarp forms the enclosing element. The fosse and outer bank are best preserved from SSW through W to N. Entrance gap at E. There is a small hollow within the interior. According to local tradition, two boulders (entirely natural), lying c. 350m to NE and c. 120m to S respectively, are regarded as bullauns.
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
- Ritual site - holy/saint's stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy/saint's stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.