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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lack

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a rise in otherwise level grassland. The River Clare flows to S. Subcircular ringfort (NW-SE 38m), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank is faced with stone. A field bank overlies the fosse and outer bank from NNW through N to SE. There is a souterrain (GA016-090001-) within the interior. 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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