Lissard, fairy fort or earthen ringfort in County Galway

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What is recorded here

Some 130m S of a ringfort (GA018-045----). Subcircular rath (NNW-SSE 33m), in fair condition, defined by a bank and external fosse; the latter survives at W and E. Numerous gaps in the bank appear modern. A road encircles the monument at S. 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 GA018-047

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