What is recorded here
No fairy ever touched Ballymullen. A circular rath, twenty-eight metres across, still holds its earth and stone bank on the north-facing slope. A field wall now crosses part of the ancient edge, and a man-made passage lies hidden inside. The fort is not a fantasy; it is a ruined human dwelling, partially buried under later farms and belief.
On N-facing slope of a hill. Circular rath (diam. 28.9m), in fair condition, defined by a bank
of earth and stone. A field wall overlies the enclosing element from N to E. There is a Man-made underground passage (GA114-022001-) within the interior.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 4 January 2017
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- What survives
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