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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Monksfield

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In rough pastureland. Classified by McCaffrey (1952, 241, no. 126) as a very denuded circular ‘Earthen fort’ (diam. c. 24.4m) defined by a bank (Wth 2.1m; int. H 0.54m; ext. H 0.67m). It was subsequently levelled during field-clearance operations and no visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 27 February 2018

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