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Enclosure in Caltragh (tiaquin By.)

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What is recorded here

On a slight rise in gently undulating grassland. A raised subcircular area (E-W 51m, N-S 42m), in fair condition, defined by a scarp (H 1.8m). Traces of an external fosse survive at SW. A drain cuts through N end of the monument. 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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