Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Rusheeny (moycullen By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rusheeny (moycullen By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.41238, -9.34994
- SMR number
- GA054-064----
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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 N slope of Corkernarusheeny Hill. A subcircular cashel (E-W 30.6m; N-S 25.6m) in fair condition, defined by a drystone wall overlain by a modern field wall. A gap at NNE also appears modern. Another cashel lies close by to S (GA054-065----).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Mine - leadunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy/saint's stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.