Caheraknick, fairy fort or ringfort in County Galway

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

In low marshy terrain. Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (D c. 25m). No visible trace survives: a house occupies the site on 3rd (1945) ed. of OS 6-inch map. I - West Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA094-019

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Michelle Geraghty, galwaypulse.com
LMFM; photographer not named, www.lmfm.ie
Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.com.ph
Maker not stated on source page, elena-n.livejournal.com
Maker not stated on source page, www.igp-web.com

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