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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Caltragh (killower Ed)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a hill in grassland. Poorly preserved circular rath (D 28m) defined by two banks (inner bank Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.35m; outer bank Wth 3m; int. H 0.6m) and an intervening fosse (Wth 1m) best preserved at S. Elsewhere the banks are barely discernible and the fosse is infilled. There is a souterrain (GA042-061001-) within the interior. 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). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Updated by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 26 November 2018 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 206/1955).

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