Lismore in Lattoon, fairy fort or ringfort in County Galway

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What is recorded here

On a prominent hillock in grassland. Well-preserved circular rath (D 70m) defined by three banks and three fosses. The outer bank does not survive from N through E to SSW. There are two entrance causeways, at NNE and S, both may be original. Within the interior is a Man-made underground passage (GA060-134001-). A ringfort (GA060-132----) lies c. 300m to N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA060-134

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