Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lackabaun (dunkellin By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lackabaun (dunkellin By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.16986, -8.66670
- SMR number
- GA105-143----
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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
On a steep N-facing slope. Circular rath (diam. 34.4m), in fair condition, defined by an inner bank with traces of an intervening fosse and outer bank from S to W. Two berms are visible downslope of the inner bank, the upper one from N to E and the lower one in the N sector. The monument is covered with trees. (McCaffrey 1952, 259, no. 29)
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 11 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 Unpublished MA thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway.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
- Industrial siteunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.