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Lisloughlin

Fairy fort / ringfort

What is recorded here

In gently rolling grassland. Circular rath (D 39.4m), in fair condition, defined by a degraded bank. Field walls cut the monument at W, NNE and SE. 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
Lisloughlin is a circular ringfort, likely dating to the early medieval period, situated in gently rolling grassland and partially impacted by field walls. Local folklore, though not detailed in the record, often associates such sites with fairy legends or ancient dwellings.

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