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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cahercrin

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a gentle NE-facing slope in pastureland. Poorly preserved circular rath (diam. 32m) defined by a bank. Several gaps in the enclosing element appear to be modern. There is a children's burial ground (GA096-029001-) in the interior and a house site (GA096-031----) lies c. 70m to SE. (Redington 1916a, 56; O’Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 461; McCaffrey 1952, 151, no. 23) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 11 January 2017

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