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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynaclogh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Two earth rings conjoin in the Galway grassland, one circular and one flattened like a breathed-out chest. A field wall now crosses the northern ring, proving that human hands have repeatedly rearranged the place rather than abandoned it. The southern ring keeps its own shape beneath dense growth, waiting for someone to stop measuring and start listening.
In level grassland. Very poorly preserved and densely overgrown conjoined rath. The D-shaped N enclosure (GA086-055----) (E-W c. 30m, N-S c. 20m), defined by a scarp, is overlain by a field wall from W through N to E. The S enclosure (GA086-012001-) (D c. 30m), circular in plan, is defined by a bank from WSW to NW, and elsewhere by a scarp. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 21 October 2016

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