Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Prospecthill, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Prospecthill
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Plumbtree Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Plumbtree Fort
- Coordinates
- 53.22922, -8.97187
- SMR number
- GA094-044----
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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 the summit of a hillock in grassland. Circular rath (diam. 33m), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. A field wall overlies the outer bank from N to E and another field wall cuts it at S. The inner bank is breached by numerous cow gaps but a gap (Wth 2m) at E may be original. There is a possible hut site (GA094-044001-) within the W sector of the interior. Holt (1912, 227-8) noted a possible 'bailey' (GA094-044002-) to the E. (McCaffrey 1952, 121. no. 34)
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 9 March 2017
References
McCaffrey, P. 1952 A contribution to the archaeology of the barony of Dunkellin, Co. Galway. Unpublished MA thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway.
Holt, E.W.L. 1911-12 Notes on the Ordnance Survey Letters relating to the barony of Dunkellin: iii - Ballynacourty parish. Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 7, 205-51.
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.