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At a glance
- TypeRingfort - cashel
- Recorded sizeN-S 69m; E-W 35m
- StatusNational Monument
What to look for
- Entrance gap
- Ramparts
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
On the highest point of Inis Meáin. This oval cashel (N-S 69m; E-W 35m) is a Nat.
Full archaeological record 127 words
On the highest point of Inis Meáin. This oval cashel (N-S 69m; E-W 35m) is a Nat. Mon. known locally as Dún Chonchúir. Defined by a massive, but much-restored, drystone rampart with up to three levels of terracing and interconnecting steps internally. Entrance at ENE. Traces of an outer rampart (N-S 110m), also terraced, exist from NW to SW but are absent at W where the inner rampart runs along the edge of a low cliff. A subrectangular annexe (NNW-SSE 23.2m; ENE-WSW 16.3m) partly overlies the outer rampart at NE; probably a later forework to protect the entrance (now destroyed) through outer rampart. There are a number of clochans (GA119-054001-) in the interior. (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 107, 201, 252-61, 404-5; Westropp 1895, 267; Anon. 1886a, 301)
References
- This monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 42.
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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Walks and trails
- Inis Meain - Lúb Dún FearbhaíWalking Trail · 11.0 km · nearest point 0.2 km
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Outdoors, towns and places to stay
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