Killagh House, fairy fort or ringfort in County Galway

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What is recorded here

On a ridge in grassland. Poorly preserved circular rath (D c. 36m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The fosse and outer bank survive from SSE through S to W, no visible surface trace survives elsewhere. A trackway cuts the monument from N through E to SSE. The enclosing elements are breached by numerous gaps. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA086-071

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