
What is recorded here
Indicated is a fairy fort in County Galway, Ireland. Its stones may have marked a boundary between human life and older forces, or they may have served as a shelter for people who understood those forces. The name suggests the place still points toward something hidden.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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