What is recorded here
Fairy fort in Ashfield, County Galway: Knight placed a ringfort in the east portion around 1975, but nobody has found it since. The ground may still hold its ridge, hidden beneath grass, roots or forgotten field work.
According to Knight (c. 1975, 110) 'there is a fort in the East portion' of this td. Not located.
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: 05 August 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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