What is recorded here
On Mutton Island, a low irregular offshore island 2km S of Galway town (GA094-100----). No visible surface trace survives but the fortifications may have been quite extensive: the island's shape bears a remarkable resemblance to a star-shaped fort. An artillery battery was constructed here as early as 1611 and a…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA094-032
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Alvaro, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- P L Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
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- KevForkan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Caolan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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