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Lisaniska

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In level grassland. Subcircular rath (N-S 49m, E-W 43m), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The outer bank survives only at SE. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA099-092

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