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Indicated

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
Indicated
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Indicated is a ruined fairy fort in low Galway grassland, its circular wall collapsed into the earth after quarrying bit through the east and south. The remains hide a man-made passage, suggesting the fort was built to keep something contained rather than merely occupied.
In low-lying grassland. Poorly preserved circular cashel (diam. c. 54m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall. Quarrying has encroached upon the monument at E and S and the enclosing element is obscured by overgrowth. Within E sector of the interior is a Man-made underground passage (GA083-052001-). (McCaffrey 1952, 116, no. 4) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 February 2018

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