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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballintober West

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In undulating marshy grassland. Very poorly preserved circular rath (diam. 29.7m) defined by an inner scarp, intervening fosse and outer bank. Traces of the outer bank survive from NW through N to NE. The inner scarp has been extensively quarried from NW through N to SE. A trackway cuts through the enclosing elements at NE and SE. A causewayed gap (Wth 8m) at W may be original. A children's burial ground (GA098-020001-) lies within the interior. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 13 October 2016

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