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Earthwork in Cloonigny

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In pastureland close to td. boundary. Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as an oval enclosure. All that is now visible is a low oval hummock (NW-SE 60m, NE-SW 22m, H 0.7m), possibly largely natural 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 GA074-034

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Peter Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • infomatique, flickr
  • Mountbellew Golf Club; photographer not stated, Mountbellew Golf Club
  • Killererin Community Council; photographer not stated, killererin.ie
  • John M, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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