Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Moneymore East, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moneymore East
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.26335, -8.88650
- SMR number
- GA095-085----
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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
In grassland overlooking marshy land to the S. This poorly preserved circular rath (diam. c. 27m) is defined by two banks of earth and stone and an intervening fosse, which are heavily overgrown with bushes. Gaps at NE and NW appear to be modern. A field wall overlies the outer bank. A possible children's burial ground (GA095-085001-) lies within the interior. (Athy 1914, 135; McCaffrey 1952, 136, no. 47)
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 26 February 2018
References
Lynch Athy, M. 1914 Notes on the Ordnance Survey Letters relating to the Barony of Dunkellin, Co. Galway: IV - Oranmore Parish. Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 8, 129-98.
McCaffrey, P. 1952 A contribution to the archaeology of the barony of Dunkellin, Co. Galway. Unpublished MA thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway.
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.