Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballynacloghy, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynacloghy
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Rathpharson
- Latest-edition OS map
- Rathpharson
- Coordinates
- 53.22453, -8.96961
- SMR number
- GA102-002----
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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 Lackanaloy Creek to W. Well-preserved subcircular rath (28m E-W; 22.5m N-S) defined by a bank and external fosse; the latter is visible from E through S to SW. A gap (Wth 3.6m) at NE may be original. According to local information, there is a children's burial ground (GA102-002001-) and a possible souterrain (GA102-002002-) within the interior.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 7 December 2016
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.