Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lackabaun, County Galway

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What is recorded here

On a steep N-facing slope. Circular rath (diam. 34.4m), in fair condition, defined by an inner bank with traces of an intervening fosse and outer bank from S to W. Two berms are visible downslope of the inner bank, the upper one from N to E and the lower one in the N sector. The monument is covered with trees. (McCaffrey 1952, 259, no. 29) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 11 January 2018

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA105-143

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