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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Moneen (island Ed)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On S-facing slope of a ridge in grassland. Very poorly preserved originally subcircular rath (N-S c. 40m) defined by a bank and external fosse from S through W to N. A field bank encircles the fosse. No visible surface trace of the enclosing elements survives elsewhere. An earthwork (GA001-036----) lies c. 170m toWNW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

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