Rathsoony

Rathsoony
Native name
Irish: Ráth an tSonnaigh
Rathsonny
Location of Rathsoony in Ireland
Type ringfort
Location Masonbrook, Loughrea,
County Galway, Ireland
Coordinates 53°10′52″N 8°30′38″W / 53.181217°N 8.510647°W / 53.181217; -8.510647Coordinates: 53°10′52″N 8°30′38″W / 53.181217°N 8.510647°W / 53.181217; -8.510647
Area 0.6 ha (1.5 acres)
Elevation 124 m (407 ft)
Built 1st–9th century AD
Official name: Rathsoony
Reference no. 499

Rathsoony is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.[1][2][3]

Location

Rathsoony is located 4 km (2½ 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

  1. ↑ https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-galway.pdf
  2. ↑ Spellissy, Sean (1 January 1999). "The history of Galway". Celtic Bookshop – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Spellissy, Sean (1 January 1999). "The history of Galway". Celtic Bookshop – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "Rathsonny ringfort masonbrook loughrea".
  5. ↑ Ireland, Royal Society of Antiquaries of (1 January 1920). "The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland". The Society – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "- Place names of Galway".
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