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Fairy fort / ringfort in Eochaill (bar. Árainn)

Fairy fort / ringfort
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On the edge of N-facing limestone terrace at the village of Eochaill, Inis Mór. Very poorly preserved oval cashel (N-S c. 23m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall, no trace of which exists from ENE to S. From S through W to N it is overlain by a modern field wall. (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 241; Robinson 1980) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

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