Liskillalay, fairy fort or earthen ringfort in County Galway

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What is recorded here

On a ridge surrounded by gorse and scrub in gently undulating grassland. A subcircular rath (N-S 30.5m, E-W 28.5m) defined by a bank from NW through N to NNE; a low scarp defines the monument elsewhere. Possible stone revetment survives internally at NW and SW. Within WNW sector of interior are two small mounds. A gap at NE may be original. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA042-162

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