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On the summit of a steep hillock overlooking N shore of Ballynakill Harbour. Poorly preserved D-shaped enclosure (NW-SE c. 16m) defined by a much-collapsed drystone wall. The 'fosse and traces of an outer wall' mentioned by Killanin (1954, 98) appear to be natural or modern features. Apart from a 4-6m-wide terrace at SE end, the interior is occupied by a rock outcrop. I - West Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA009-014

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  • Alan Reid, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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