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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowsteelagh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a ridge overlooking boggy ground and a small stream to N. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (35m N-S; 32m E-W) defined by a bank from N through E to SW; stone-facing is evident at S. Elsewhere a scarp forms the enclosing element. A souterrain (GA104-098001-) is associated (McCaffrey 1952, 223, no. 90). Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 15 September 2017

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