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Enclosure in Tooraskeheen

Enclosure
Enclosure in Tooraskeheen
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100m E of a megalithic tomb (GA036-006----). A semicircular arc (N-S c. 29m) extending from N through E to SE has been exposed as a result of turf-cutting. It is defined by a low drystone wall surviving only as a foundation. This appears to be a pre-bog enclosure, the bulk of which is still covered by peat. A setting of stones in NW part of the interior, just E of the cutting face, could represent the remains of a hut. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

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