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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Meenleana

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On N-facing slope of a ridge in grassland overlooking a stream to NW. Poorly preserved originally subcircular rath (N-S 52.5m, E-W 49m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse from SW through N to E. Apart from a low rise at S, no visible surface trace survives elsewhere. Gaps at SW and E may be modern. Field walls cut the monument at NE and S. (Neary 1914, 119, no. 47) 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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