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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Dúráithe

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On E slope of a hill overlooking Lough Corrib to S and Lough Mask to N. Subcircular rath (NNW-SSE 39m) in fair condition. Defined by two banks and an intervening fosse; the outer bank survives only from NNW to N. A gap at E may be original. A field bank radiates from the monument at SW. 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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