Enclosure in Cappadavock, County Galway

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What is recorded here

In low-lying reclaimed tillage. Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as a small circular enclosure (D c. 15m). Though no visible surface trace survives, the site is known locally as a 'lios'. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA030-019

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