Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Garrynasillagh, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garrynasillagh
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.16429, -8.29375
- SMR number
- GA117-037----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In low-lying grassland. When initially visited by the Survey in July 1983, this very poorly preserved circular rath (diam. 33m) was defined by a bank from SE through W to NNW. The line of an external fosse was indicated by a band of nettles. The monument was heavily overgrown with hawthorn and thistles. On a revisit in 1992, it was noted that the interior of the monument had been cleared of overgrowth to provide a feeding area for cattle.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 22 December 2017
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Chapelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.