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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Cave (clare By.)

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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That is the present fact. The hidden chamber beneath the ring is the unusual part. The story is a warning about H.A.R.M. and human greed. The chamber is a measure of whether people still want to take more than they should give back.
On a NE-facing slope in grassland. Poorly preserved circular cashel (D 46.7m) defined by a drystone wall best preserved at SE. There is a Man-made underground passage (GA042-092001-) SW quadrant of the interior. (Costello 1903, 9) 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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