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Ecclesiastical enclosure in Ballynakill (ballymoe By.)

Ecclesiastical enclosure
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On top of a rise in pastureland. Poorly preserved oval area (N-S 61m, E-W 41m) defined from NNW to SE by a bank of earth and stone, and elsewhere a scarp. External fosse visible from SE to S. Possible entrance at SSE. A church (GA007-035----) and graveyard occupy S half of the interior. A ringfort (GA007-036----) lies c. 50m to SSE. 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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