Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Stradbally South, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Stradbally South
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.21355, -8.87791
- SMR number
- GA103-178001-
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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 pastureland, in the SE corner of a field that is truncated to the E and S by field boundaries. Only the NW quadrant of this possible rath (estimated dims. c. 46m ENE-WSW; 34m NNW-SSE) is visible. It is defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.55m; ext. H 0.45) which curves from W to N (C 26m) and is obscured by vegetation. The interior slopes gently towards the SSE. There is a souterrain (GA103-178----) in the area of the SW quadrant.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 25 October 2019
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Altarunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.