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Caherroyn — Caherroyn

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Caherroyn — Caherroyn
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In undulating pastureland. Marked on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m). No visible surface trace survives; probably levelled during the construction of the Galway-Dublin railway line which crosses it from roughly NE to SW. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 19 July 2019

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