Rathsoony
Ringfort in County Galway, Ireland
53°10′52″N 8°30′38″W / 53.181217°N 8.510647°W / 53.181217; -8.510647 National monument of Ireland
Rathsoony is a ringfort and national monument located in County Galway, Ireland.[1][2][3]
Location
Rathsoony is located 4 km (2+1⁄2 miles) southeast of Loughrea.[4]
History and description
Rathsoony is a quadrivallate rath not much raised above the field level, with a central rampart and two fosses with an intervening ring and marked by a sunken way. It also has a souterrain.[5] The Irish name means "Ringfort of the palisade", indicating that it was surrounded by a wall of stakes.[6]
References
- ^ "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship: Galway" (PDF). National Monuments Service. 4 March 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ Spellissy, Sean (1 January 1999). "The history of Galway". Celtic Bookshop – via Google Books.
- ^ Spellissy, Sean (1 January 1999). "The history of Galway". Celtic Bookshop – via Google Books.
- ^ "Rathsonny ringfort masonbrook loughrea". Flickr.com. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ Ireland, Royal Society of Antiquaries of (1 January 1920). The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. The Society – via Internet Archive.
Rathsonny.
- ^ "- Place names of Galway". Places.galwaylibrary.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2019.