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Souterrain in Ballinphuill (killallaghtan Ed)

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Souterrain in Ballinphuill (killallaghtan Ed)
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What is recorded here

In E half of a ringfort (GA086-030----). What is visible is a weed and grass-grown subrectangular depression (L 7.2m) running NNW-SSE. It varies in width from 2.1m at NNW end to 4.8m at SSE, and is 1.2m in depth. Some large stones are visible in the depression at mid-point. According to local tradition, there is a 'cave' in the ringfort and this hollow is the result of somebody attempting to gain access to it. 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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