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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in An Saighleán,treanbaun (clare By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In level grassland. Overgrown but well-preserved subcircular rath (N-S 45.5m, E-W 38m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The outer bank is present from SW through W to N where it is overlain by a field wall. No visible surface trace survives elsewhere. An animal pen in built into the enclosing elements at ENE. Gaps at E 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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