Caher in Castlelambert, fairy fort in County Galway

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What is recorded here

In level pastureland. Subcircular rath (N-S 50m, E-W 48m), in fair condition, defined by a bank and external fosse. A gap (Wth 2.8m) at NE may be original. The td. boundary wall cuts the monument at N and S; to W of which no visible surface trace survives. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA084-065

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