Fairy fort or ringfort in Na Coitiantaí, County Galway

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What is recorded here

On a rise in grassland. Subcircular cashel (N-S 41m, E-W 35m), in fair condition, defined by a drystone wall obscured along NE by dense overgrowth. Two gaps, at S and NE, appear modern. The interior is disturbed and used as a vegetable garden. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA069-018

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