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Caher in Ballycolgan

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
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What is recorded here

On a hummock in grassland overlooking a lake to E. A poorly preserved circular ringfort (D 32m) defined by low bank of earth and stone from E through S to W; no visible surface trace survives elsewhere. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA042-014

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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