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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballytrasna

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a W-facing slope in grassland. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (NE-SW 53.5m) defined by a degraded bank and external fosse; the latter has been artificially steepened and widened in parts. The field walls depicted on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1932) are no longer extant. Two ringforts (GA029-023---- and GA029-024----) lie c. 270m and 300m, respectively, to SE. 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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