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Souterrain in Hillswood

Souterrain
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On a hillock in rolling grassland. Poorly preserved overgrown oval rath (N-S 32m, E-W 22m) defined by two banks and two fosses. The inner bank is visible from NW through N to NNE; elsewhere an a scarp forms the enclosing element. The fosses and outer bank survive from NW through N to NNE. InNW sector of interior, a rectangular hollow (L 8m), running E-W, is possibly the remains of a souterrain. 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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