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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Dunsandle

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Magic and myth are everywhere in Ireland. Some places invite belief, not proof.
On a rise in undulating grassland, formerly part of Dunsandle Demesne. This poorly preserved subcircular rath (diam. c. 23m) is defined by a scarp. A field wall cuts across it from NW to NE and no visible surface trace of the enclosing element survives to the N of it. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 5 March 2019

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