Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballymanagh (longford By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymanagh (longford By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.26793, -8.20951
- SMR number
- GA100-010----
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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 gently rolling pastureland, c. 25m E of a stream. Poorly preserved almost circular rath (25m N-S; 24m E-W) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The mainly earthen inner bank is visible from N through S to NW and is stone-faced internally. From NW to N a scarp forms the
enclosing element. The fosse and outer bank are visible all round and more stone is evident in the make up of the outer bank. A gap (Wth c. 4m) in the inner bank at S and a corresponding causeway across the fosse may be modern as there is no corresponding gap in the outer bank.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 3 January 2017
Nearby in the register
- Designed landscape featureunder 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.