Rathsoony | |
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Native name Irish: Ráth an tSonnaigh | |
Rathsonny | |
Type | ringfort |
Location | Masonbrook,
Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°10′52″N 8°30′38″W / 53.181217°N 8.510647°W |
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]
Rathsoony is located 4 km (2+1⁄2 miles) southeast of Loughrea. [4]
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]
Rathsonny.