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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Aucloggeen,tomnahulla

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
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In level grassland. Oval cashel (E-W 44.2m, N-S 38.6m), in fair condition, defined by a drystone wall. The td. boundary cuts the monument at E and W, and the enclosing element is best preserved to S of it. Within S sector of the interior are two structures: (a GA057-025001-) to W is a rectangular house (E-W; L 10.4m, Wth 6.4m), with an internal division, defined by a line of boulders and small stones; (b GA057-025002-) to E is a D-shaped structure (E-W; L 1.94m, Wth 1.05m) of similar construction, possibly a hut. 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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