Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowntemple (clare By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowntemple (clare By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Lisheenacarna
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lisheenacarna
- Coordinates
- 53.48727, -8.93879
- SMR number
- GA043-032----
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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 higher E-facing slope of a platform between Knockmaa Hill to W and Knockacarrigeen Hill (see GA043-033002-) to SE, overlooking a turlough and the Clare River to N. A large subcircular rath (NE-SW 67m, WNW-ESE 63m), in fair condition, defined by a bank and external fosse cut by a field wall at N and S. Sections of the fosse have been quarried out. A gap (Wth 2.6m) at E could be original. There is a CBG (GA043-032001-) within W sector of the interior.
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
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.