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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynamona (dunmore By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a rise in grassland. Subcircular ringfort (E-W 42m, N-S 38m), in fair condition, defined by two banks of earth and stone and an intervening fosse. The inner bank does not survive from N to NE where quarrying has encroached upon the monument. The outer bank and fosse are best preserved from SE through S to W; no visible surface trace survives from N through E to SE. Within S half of the interior are a number of internal divisions, to N of which is a souterrain (GA030-007001-) 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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