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Indicated — Cloghanower

Fairy fort / ringfort
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Indicated — Cloghanower
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On a NE-facing slope in grassland. Roughly circular ringfort (D 41.2m), in fair condition, defined by two banks of earth and stone and an intervening fosse. The outer bank and fosse do not survive at E, and the inner bank is overlain by a field wall in this sector. There is an entrance gap with possible causeway at W. 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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