Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Clogharoasty, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clogharoasty
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.18311, -8.44627
- SMR number
- GA106-050----
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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 undulating scrubland. This well-preserved subcircular rath (c. 40m NE-SW; c. 35m NW-SE) is defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. There is an entrance gap (Wth 3.2m) at E. A
souterrain (GA106-050001-) lies in the NW quadrant of the interior. According to local information, human bones (GA106-050002-) were found in the vicinity of the souterrain. A large enclosure (GA106-050003-) lies immediately to the SW and the rath appears to overlie its NE quadrant.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 27 November 2017
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.