Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Killosolan, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killosolan
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Site of Fort
- Coordinates
- 53.45435, -8.41939
- SMR number
- GA046-059----
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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 hill summit in grassland overlooking bogland to NW. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (E-W c. 50m) defined by a scarp and external fosse best preserved from SE through S to W. Roads cut the rath along N and E sides. A school is situated in the interior, adjacent to which is a souterrain (GA046-059001-).
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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape featureunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.