Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowmore East, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowmore East
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.26154, -8.25044
- SMR number
- GA099-046----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 low-lying grassland. Subcircular rath (N-S 21.9m), in fair condition, defined by a degraded bank, and external fosse from S to WSW, A field wall cuts the monument at NE. Within the interior are the remains of a later house. A (GA099-047----) lies c. 50m to SE.
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
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.