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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Baunoges

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a S-facing slope in grassland. Very poorly preserved conjoined rath. The W enclosure (D 30m), circular in plan, is defined by a scarp and external fosse, slight traces of which survive intermittently. The E enclosure (D 28m), also circular in plan, is defined by a scarp. Traces of an external fosse survive at NE as a vegetation band. 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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