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At a glance
- TypePromontory fort - coastal
What to look for
- Bank and ditch
- Entrance gap
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
Can you visit?
- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
- Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
History and description
On the jagged cliffs c. 1.5km W of Lettergesh beach. A small peninsula (N-S c. 26m), immediately to E of the stream marked 'Oweynalissa' on OS 6-inch maps, is known locally as 'Lios'.
Full archaeological record 66 words
On the jagged cliffs c. 1.5km W of Lettergesh beach. A small peninsula (N-S c. 26m), immediately to E of the stream marked 'Oweynalissa' on OS 6-inch maps, is known locally as 'Lios'. At its landward end it is enclosed by a curving earthen bank (H 1.5-0.75m) with a narrow entrance (Wth 0.6m) about one third of the way along it (info. T. Robinson). Not visited.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 05 August 2010 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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