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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynacurragh,ballycuddy

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a N-facing slope. Poorly preserved circular rath (diam. 43.3m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank is best preserved from E through S to W; stone-facing is visible intermittently from E to S. From W to NE the bank is very low or barely discernible and no trace of it survives at WNW. A gap is evident at NE. The NE section of the fosse is now used as a watering place for cattle. The outer bank is best preserved from NW to NE. A grassed-over bank abuts the monument at SSW. It runs SE for 33.5m towards a terrace; it may be associated with the rath. A standing stone (GA105-230----) lies c. 40m to the E. (McCaffrey 1952, 253, no. 28) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 14 October 2016

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