Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilquain (dunkellin By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilquain (dunkellin By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.20429, -8.72535
- SMR number
- GA104-152----
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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. Classified by McCaffrey (1952, 233, no. 38) as an ‘Earthen fort’ (diam. c. 48.7m) of which only a trace survived. While the rath has been leveled, the outline of its bank is visible all round and some possible stone revetting is evident at E. A field wall cuts across the monument a N and SE. A souterrrain (GA104-152001-) is associated.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 9 January 2018
References
McCaffrey, P. 1952 A contribution to the archaeology of the barony of Dunkellin, Co. Galway. Unpublished MA thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway.
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.