Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloonmoyle, County Galway

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What is recorded here

On a rise in undulating grassland. Poorly preserved conjoined ringfort. An E-W running road separates the two raths. The N example (E-W 45m), D-shaped in plan, is defined by a scarp with an external fosse from NW to ESE. The S rath (N-S 46m, E-W 41.5m), subcircular in plan, is defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The fosse and outer bank survive from SW to NW. A Man-made underground passage (GA016-042001-) lies within the interior. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA016-042

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