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In flat pastureland close to E limits of Ballybrit racecourse. Very poorly preserved circular cashel (D 36.5m) defined by a drystone wall over-lain by a field wall. No visible trace survives of the 'Souterrains' marked in the interior on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1947). A CBG (GA082-011002-) occupies the interior (GA082-010001-). (Rynne 1990)
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
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.
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