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Lisheen- ouseley

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Lisheen- ouseley
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On a prominent tree-covered knoll in undulating grassland. Poorly preserved oval rath (NW-SE 38m, NE-SW 26m) defined by a bank from S through W to N; a tree-lined scarp forms the enclosing element elsewhere. A probable Man-made underground passage (GA045-044001-) is associated. (Neary 1914, 117, no. 58) 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

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