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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Coolagh (longford By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort in Coolagh, County Galway, is a well-preserved subcircular rath, 39.5m N-S and 30m E-W, defined by two tree-lined banks and an intervening fosse. The fosse and outer bank do not survive from S to W, and a field boundary overlies the outer bank from NW through E to S. A causewayed entrance gap, 4m wide, faces SSE. According to local information, a possible Man-made underground passage lies to the WSW of the monument.
On a rise in undulating grassland. Well-preserved subcircular rath (39.5m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by two tree-lined banks and an intervening fosse. The fosse and outer bank do not survive from S to W, and a field boundary overlies the outer bank from NW through E to S. There is a causewayed entrance gap (Wth 4m) at SSE. According to local information, there was a possible Man-made underground passage (GA107-047----) to the WSW of the monument. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 29 November 2017

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