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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockogonnell

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Some 130m E of a ringfort (GA007-088----). Poorly preserved almost circular rath (E-W 26m, N-S 25m) defined by a bank and external fosse; the latter survives from SW through N to NE. An enclosure (GA007-092----) lies c. 150m to S and a ringfort (GA007-090----) c. 170m to E. 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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