Enclosure in Castletogher, County Galway

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What is recorded here

On a rise in undulating grassland overlooking bogland to E. An originally circular enclosure (D c. 45m) defined by a scarp from NE through E to SW. No visible surface trace of the enclosing element survives elsewhere as it is cut by a road from SW to NW, and by a field wall at NW and NE. A castle (GA066-042----) lies to N. 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 GA006-043

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