Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballylahy, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballylahy
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.12523, -8.71964
- SMR number
- GA114-011----
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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 NW-facing slope of a hill in pastureland. Poorly preserved circular rath (diam. c. 35m) defined by a bank and external fosse best preserved at SE. The enclosing elements are obscured by overgrowth. There is a possible house site (GA114-011001-) in the SE quadrant of the interior.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 17 October 2016
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.