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Lispark — Coolaran

Moated site
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On a low yet prominent rise, c, 450m E of the Clare River. Well-preserved roughly rectangular moated site (N-S 44m, E-W 37m) defined by a bank and external fosse. A gap and possible causeway at S may be original. Traces of two smaller rectangular enclosures lie within the interior at W and NW. 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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