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Enclosure in Eskeromullacaun

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On the summit of a ridge in undulating reclaimed pastureland. Marked on OS 6-inch maps as a large circular enclosure. What survives is a degraded raised platform (NE-SW 47m) best preserved from SW through N to E. According to local information, four semicircular structures were in the interior; no visible surface trace survives. 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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