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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockawuddy,ballynacourty

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a N-facing slope in pastureland. Subcircular rath (25.8m WSW-ENE), in fair condition, defined by a bank from WSW through N to S; no visible surface trace survives from S to WSW. A field boundary cuts across the monument at NW and SE and a roadway runs through it from WSW to ENE. (McCaffrey 1952, 199, no. 5) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 10 January 2018

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