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Fairy fort / ringfort in Gallagh

Fairy fort / ringfort

What is recorded here

Quarrying has bitten into the north and south edges of the oval rath, but the inner scarp, fosse and remaining outer bank still trace a three-chambered threshold on the hill summit. The causeway at the north invites entry while the missing earth warns that taking more than observation may erase what is left. Walk the visible bank, respect the broken parts and leave the ground untouched.
On a hill summit in grassland. Poorly preserved oval rath (N-S 35.5m, E-W 30m) defined by an inner scarp, intervening fosse and outer bank. The outer bank is present from NNW through N to E. Entrance causeway at N. Quarrying has encroached upon the monument at N and S. 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

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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