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Fairy fort / ringfort in Ashfield (tiaquin By.)

Fairy fort / ringfort
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On an E-facing slope in grassland. Well-preserved oval rath (N-S 39.5m, E-W 34m) defined by two banks and ar/intervening fosse. A gap at E may be original. Apace from SW quadrant where there is a souterrain (GA060-005001-), the interior is disturbed by a series of penannular banks and fosses, probable lazy-beds. 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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