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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballintava

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On W-facing slope of Peak Hill. A well-preserved subcircular rath (NE-SW 33m), known locally as 'Crossroad Fort' (Neary 1914, 118, no. 40), defined by two stone-faced banks and an intervening fosse. A gap (Wth 4m) at NE may be original. Neary (ibid.) noted the existence of a third bank of which no visible surface trace survives. There is probable souterrain (GA005-011001-) in the interior. 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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