Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - unclassified
Gortnahorna (clanricarde), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortnahorna (clanricarde)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Liservin
- Coordinates
- 53.28748, -8.24371
- SMR number
- GA087-101----
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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
In a low-lying position in gently undulating grassland, c. 50m W of a stream. Subcircular rath (N-S 27.5m, E-W 26m), in fair condition, defined by a bank best preserved from SE through S to SW. A band of vegetation evident from S through W to NE may indicate an external fosse. A gap (Wth 2m) at SW could be original. Quarrying has disturbed the bank from ENE through E to SE. An enclosure (GA087-102----) lies c. 270m to W.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.