Caheranore, fairy fort or stone ringfort in County Galway

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What is recorded here

In undulating grassland. Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (D c. 35m). No visible surface trace survives; a large circular hollow (D 23m) marks the site. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA056-118

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