Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Marblehill, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Marblehill
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.08330, -8.47594
- SMR number
- GA125-124001-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1790 · Composite: 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
On a rise in hilly pastureland. Circular rath (diam. 40m), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. A gap (Wth 5.5m) in the inner bank at SE appears to be original. The fosse and outer bank survive from S through W to N. There is a souterrain (GA125-124002-) in the NE sector of the interior. An ice house (GA125-124003-) has been built into the inner bank at NE.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 16 February 2018
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Icehouseunder 1 mi
- Altarunder 1 mi
- Pumpunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.