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Indicated — Tooreen West

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
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Indicated — Tooreen West
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On a gentle E-facing slope in rough pastureland. This poorly preserved circular cashel (diam. 46m) is defined by a collapsed drystone wall (Wth 2.8m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 1.5m). A boreen skirts the perimeter from SE to SW. There is a souterrain (GA113-196001-) in the centre of the interior. (McCaffrey 1952, 278, no. 1a) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Updated by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 19 July 2023

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