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Enclosure in Carrowculleen

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Enclosure in Carrowculleen
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Near the summit of a hill in rolling pastureland. Described by Neary (1914, 122, no. 133) as a 'circular, earthen fort, but only the outline remains'; it was known locally as 'Killeen Fort'. A poorly preserved square platform (E-W 32m) defined by a denuded scarp survives. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

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