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Fairy fort / ringfort

What is recorded here

On a gentle E-facing slope in grassland. Circular rath (D 35m), in fair condition, defined by a bank and external fosse; the latter survives at N and SW. A wide gap (Wth 13.5m) at E may be an enlarged entrance. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA061-119

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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