Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Caherhenryhoe, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caherhenryhoe
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.23322, -8.61120
- SMR number
- GA097-038----
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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 undulating grassland. Very poorly preserved circular ringfort (diam. 34m) defined by a low earthen platform; possibly a rath - two other raths (GA097-037----) and GA097-039----) lie c. 65m to the WNW and c. 225m to the WSW respectively. A possible souterrain (GA097-038001-) is also associated.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 6 August 2019
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.