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Lisnarnoo

Fairy fort / ringfort
Lisnarnoo
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On a ridge in grassland. Circular rath (D 40m), in fair condition, defined by a bank and external fosse. The interior is planted with trees. 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
Lisnarnoo, Castlegar West is a circular ringfort, likely dating to the early medieval period, characterized by a bank and external ditch. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy dwellings, and they were often avoided due to beliefs in supernatural inhabitants.

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