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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Streamstown OR Barratrough

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a hill summit overlooking the inner reaches of Streamstown Bay. Well-preserved subcircular rath (E-W 25m; N-S 20.8m) defined by a bank. A modern field bank runs just outside the bank at SE. A rectangular depression (L 6m) in the NE portion of the interior appears to be modern. (Killanin 1954, 96) 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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