What is recorded here

Killeebaun Fort is a subcircular earthen ringfort on a grassy rise in County Galway, measuring nearly forty-eight metres across and marked by two opposing stone-faced entrances. Local tradition holds that the site belongs to the fairies, a warning that human hands should stay off its banks. The fort may have later served as a burial ground, layering death onto older mystery.

On the top of a rise in rolling grassland. Subcircular ringfort (E-W 47.8m, N-S 45m), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. Opposing stone-faced entrances at WNW and ESE, through the inner bank, are possibly associated with the reuse of the monument as a burial ground (see GA030-104001-) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Killeebaun Fort is a subcircular ringfort, likely dating to the early medieval period, characterized by two banks, a fosse, and opposing stone-faced entrances. Local tradition may associate such sites with fairy folklore, though specific legends connected to this fort are not recorded.

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