Cahermore Fort, fairy fort in County Galway

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What is recorded here

In gently undulating grassland. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (NE-SW 36m, NW-SE 31.5m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. Quarrying has encroached upon the inner bank and fosse at SW and N. A field wall overlies the outer bank from S through W to NW, and a second wall obscures it at E. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA042-196

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