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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowmunniagh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Some 130m SW of a ringfort (GA017-043----). Known locally as 'Small Fort' (Neary 1914, 122, no. 131), this circular rath (D 40.2m), in fair condition, is defined by a bank and external fosse. Numerous breaches in the bank appear modern. 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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