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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Parkbaun (dunkellin By.),gortroe (dunkellin By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In undulating pastureland. Poorly preserved circular rath (diam. 50m) defined by an inner bank, with evidence of internal stone-facing, an intervening fosse and outer drystone wall. A field boundary clips the monument from NNW to N. There is a souterrain (GA104-143001-) in the W sector of the interior. (Knox and Redington 1916, 180-81; McCaffrey 1952, 230-31, no. 118) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 4 January 2018

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