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Indicated — Killaclogher

Enclosure

Why this matters

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

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Overview

Indicated — Killaclogher is recorded as Enclosure in Galway. of OS 6-inch map as a kidney-shaped enclosure but on 3rd ed. (1931) as a circular enclosure (D c. 30m).

Who made it and when

The saved account records: of OS 6-inch map as a kidney-shaped enclosure but on 3rd ed.

How it was made and used

The saved account records: (1931) as a circular enclosure (D c. 30m).

What was found

The saved account records: What survives is a grassed-over stony area (E-W c. 30m, N-S c. 25m) defined on E, S and W sides by steep inclines.

What remains

The saved account records: Traces of a possible fosse were noted from SE to SW in 1963 (OPW Topgr.

Why it mattered

Indicated — Killaclogher matters because the source ties enclosure to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: Files) but it appears to have been subsequently backfilled.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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