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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Carna

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
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Amongst a small group of islets in NW portion of Loch na Scainimhe. A circular, rocky island (E-W 18.5m; N-S 17m) known locally as An Chraoibhín. Defined by a drystone wall which incorporates a massive split granite boulder at E. The wall rises to a maximum height of 1.5m at N. The interior, which is uneven and overgrown, rises towards the centre. (Layard 1897, 376-7; Robinson 1985, 15) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

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