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Field system in Ballynew (ballynahinch By.)

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Field system in Ballynew (ballynahinch By.)
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In cutaway bog on a generally N-facing slope overlooking the mouth of Ballynakill Harbour. A series of pre-bog walls whose long axes, running NW-SE and NE-SW, appear to form a pattern of large rectangular fields. They cover an area c. 500m E-W by 400m N-S. Construction varies from loose stone to boulders revetting a rubble core. (Gibbons and Higgins 1988d, 65) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

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