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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonruff (ballymoe By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a S-facing slope in grassland. Subcircular rath (N-S 43.8m, E-W 40m), in fair condition, defined by an overgrown earthen bank and external fosse. A number of breaches in the bank appear modern. This monument also extends on to OS sheet 7 (GA007-051----). 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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