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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumbulcaun

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a rise in low-lying grassland. Poorly preserved circular rath (D 30m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. Quarrying has encroached upon the monument at N and SW. The fosse and outer bank survive from NW through N to SE. Well-defined entrance at E. A ringfort (GA030-053----) lies c. 100m to S. 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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