Enclosure in Carheenshowagh, County Galway

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What is recorded here

On level reclaimed ground. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1933) as a subcircular enclosure (N-S c. 50m, E-W c. 40m). All that survives are slight traces of a raised area, subcircular in plan (NE-SW 47m, NW-SE 40m), defined by a gentle scarp. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA057-073

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