Beagh Fort, fairy fort or earthen ringfort in County Galway

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What is recorded here

On a rise in otherwise low-lying grassland. Subcircular ringfort (NW-SE 55m, NE-SW 50m), in fair condition, defined by a bank which is stone-faced internally and best preserved at NE and W. A scarp forms the enclosing element from ENE to E. A gap at S, although modern, may have provided original access. A road encircles the monument from SSW through W to NW. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA030-010

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