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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynagittagh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In grassland. Circular rath (D 37m), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The outer bank is present from SSE through W to N, and is overlain by a field boundary from NW to N. A gap at N may be original. There is a CBG (GA015-006001-) within the interior. (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 27) 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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