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Fairy fort or ringfort in Menlough Eighter

Fairy fort / ringfort
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What is recorded here

On NW-facing slope of a hill. Circular rath (D 33.5m), in fair condition, defined by a bank overlain by a field wall from E through S to SSW. Within the interior is a Man-made underground passage (GA059-052001-) 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 GA059-052

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Didier Descouens, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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