Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockroe (kiltartan By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockroe (kiltartan By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.08398, -8.74432
- SMR number
- GA123-059----
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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 the summit of a ridge in grassland and overlooking Lough Avalla to the E. This subcircular rath (29.4m NE-SW; 24.4m NW-SE), in fair condition, is defined by an earthen bank. The interior is higher than the external ground level. A gap (Wth 2.8m) at NW appears to be modern.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 11 January 2018
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.