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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Loughturk East

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In undulating farmland. Poorly preserved subcircular enclosure (E-W 30m, N-S 25m) defined by a degraded earthen bank, no visible surface trace of which survives from E to S. Gaps at NE and NW appear modern. A ringfort (GA099-169----) lies c. 150m to SSE. (ASGAP 147:8) 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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