County: Westmeath Site name: The Old Gaol, Fore
Sites and Monuments Record No.: WM004-035005- Licence number: 21E0629
Author: Rory Sherlock
Site type: Tower-house / prison
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 651120m, N 770328m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.680179, -7.226215
A stone building in the village of Fore, which is classified as a 'prison' but which resembles a small tower-house, underwent a programme of conservation in Autumn 2021. Monitoring of the groundworks associated with the conservation programme uncovered no finds or features of archaeological interest.
Oughterard, Co Galway
