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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

On a ridge in grassland. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (E-W 39m, N-S 33.5m) defined by a low bank, overlain from S through W to NW by a field bank. Possible external fosse survivesoutside the field bank at SW. The interior has been disturbed by the uprooting of trees. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

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