Enclosure in Cornacoyntia, County Galway

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What is recorded here

On W-facing slope of a rise in undulating grassland overlooking bogland to S. Well-preserved subcircular enclosure (E-W 27.5m, N-S 26m) defined by an overgrown earthen bank. Numerous gaps in the bank appear modern. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA006-052

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