Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cappaveha, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cappaveha
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.31682, -8.40750
- SMR number
- GA086-060----
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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 hillock in otherwise level grassland. Poorly preserved and much-overgrown subcircular rath (WSW-ENE 32m, NNW-SSE 26.5m) defined by a scarp. Until 1982 an intervening fosse and outer bank survived from SW to N; they were subsequently removed during land clearance. Centrally placed within the interior is a small stony mound which the landowner believed was a 'cave'; a possible souterrain. A CBG (GA086-060001-) is also associated.
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
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.