What is recorded here
In a low-lying position with NW-SE ridges to the N and S. This is a rectangular grass-covered area (dims 70m E-W; 54m N-S) defined by flat-bottomed moats (Wth of base 8.5-9.7m; int. D 0.7-0.85m; ext. D 0.5-1m) and outer banks (Wth 2-2.8m; ext. H 0.1-0.75m), which have been removed at W and towards the E end of the N…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO034-083
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- Didier Descouens, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- AmandaMcCrann, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maker not stated on source page, imgur.com
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, www.thejournal.ie
- Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
- Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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