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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowntryla

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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On a gentle SE-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 38m E-W; 35m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (at N: Wth 4m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1m) and hedge which was incorporated into a field bank SSE- SW, and a shallow fosse (Wth of base c. 2m; D 0.3m). There is an entrance (Wth 2.5m) at ENE. Rath (RO029-068----) is c. 180m to the ENE.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO029-067

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Photo credits
  • Maker not stated on source page, heritageireland.ie
  • David Maher / Sportsfile, as printed in the photograph caption; image published by the GAA, www.gaa.ie
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Alvesgaspar, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • Gaelic Athletic Association (publisher); individual photographer not named, www.gaa.ie
  • Miguel Angel Masegosa Martínez, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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