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Fairy fort / ringfort in Ballagh East (clonmacnowen By.)

Fairy fort / ringfort
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In flat farmland. Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (D c. 30m). All that survives is a slightly raised and roughly circular area surrounded by large boulders. A tree is growing at its centre. Two ringforts (GA099-015----, GA099-016----) are visible c. 150m to NW and SE respectively 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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