Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyfintan, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyfintan
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.18256, -8.40642
- SMR number
- GA106-027----
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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 ridge in undulating pastureland. Circular rath (diam. c. 40m), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank is visible all round and a gap at ENE may be original. The fosse survives from SE through W to N. Numerous gaps occur in the outer bank which is evident from SSE through W to NNE.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 14 October 2016
Nearby in the register
- Industrial siteunder 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.