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Fairy fort / ringfort in Clooncah (kilconnell By.)

Fairy fort / ringfort
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In undulating marshy pastureland. Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (D c. 40m). No visible surface trace survives, however its outline is evident on aerial photographs (https://binged.it/2fKQ3Yq, last accessed 7 November 2016). This monument also extends on to OS sheet 72 (GA072-068----). 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). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Updated by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 7 November 2016

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