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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Loughbown

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On the summit of a hillock in undulating grassland. Poorly preserved conjoined rath. The NW rath (GA087-176----), subcircular in plan (N-S 22m, E-W 20.5m), is defined by a bank of earth and stone, overlain from NE through E to S by a field wall. Within its interior is a CBG (GA087-176001-). The SE rath…

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On the summit of a hillock in undulating grassland. Poorly preserved conjoined rath. The NW rath (GA087-176----), subcircular in plan (N-S 22m, E-W 20.5m), is defined by a bank of earth and stone, overlain from NE through E to S by a field wall. Within its interior is a CBG (GA087-176001-). The SE rath (GA087-176002-), kidney-shaped in plan (NE-SW 29.5m, NW-SE 17.5m), is defined by a bank of earth and stone and external fosse; the latter survives from E to S. Entrance causeway (Wth 2m) at SE. Within the interior are a number of randomly placed boulders. (Egan 1960, 16) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Updated by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 8 December 2016

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA087-176002

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Jan Wyk, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Picture: Discover Ireland
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Mountbellew Golf Club; photographer not stated, Mountbellew Golf Club
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