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Lisduff GA099-191---- in Taylorstown

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Some 150m SSE of a ringfort (GA099-190----). Subcircular rath (N-S 30m, E-W 28m), in fair condition, defined by a bank and external fosse. A scarp forms the enclosing element from SW through W to NW. The fosse survives from WNW to N, and traces of a possible outer bank survive at WNW. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA099-191

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Official monument number
GA099-191----
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  • Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Jan Wyk, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • Picture: Discover Ireland
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