Enclosure in Lisheennaheltia, County Galway (GA006-101----)

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What is recorded here

In low-lying grassland. Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as a tree-filled circular enclosure (D c. 30m). No visible surface trace survives. (Knight c. 1975, 111; Conway c. 1980, 15) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA006-101

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