Knockaunabasty, fairy fort in County Galway

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What is recorded here

At the S end of a ridge in grassland. Very poorly preserved oval rath (51.5m N-S; 33.5m E-W) defined by a scarp. A silage pit has been dug into the interior at E. A rectangular hollow in the NW quadrant is the result of quarrying. A children’s burial ground (GA108-206001-) is associated.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA108-206

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