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Enclosure in Derrymaclaughna

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Some 50m NE of a castle (GA070-065001-). Poorly preserved circular enclosure (D c. 13.6m) defined by a low earthen bank. A gap at SSE appears modern. Traces of earthen banks abut the monument at NW, E and SW. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA070-065003

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