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Killeen Fort — Kilmacshane (turbett)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Killeen Fort — Kilmacshane (turbett)
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In level grassland. Marked on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map as an oval enclosure (c. 20m E-W; c. 15m N-S) and on the 1945-6 revision as a small mound (c. 15m N-S; c. 10m E-W). Apart from a low roughly circular rise (diam. 18m), no visible surface trace survives. A children's burial ground (GA101-020001-) lies within the W half of the interior. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 28 March 2019

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