Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilbeg (longford By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilbeg (longford By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.18899, -8.33893
- SMR number
- GA107-088----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In undulating grassland overlooking bogland to the N. This poorly preserved subcircular rath (39m N-S; 32.5m E-W) is defined by an earthen bank that is overlain by a field wall from NW through N to NE. Abutting the monument at S are two conjoined rectangular earthen enclosures; the W example (E-W 21m; N-S 19m) is accessible via a gap (Wth 6.3m) in the bank of the rath at S. Abutting this enclosure at E is a similar smaller enclosure (E-W 17m; N-S 15m). It is unclear if these are related to the rath or are later features.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 5 January 2018
Nearby in the register
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.