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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballymarcahaun

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In level pastureland. Well-preserved circular rath (diam. 23.5m) defined by two banks of earth and stone and an intervening fosse. The inner face of the inner bank is stone-faced. A stone-lined causewayed entrance gap (Wth 1.6m) is evident at SE. No visible surface trace of the ‘Cave’ (GA114-015001-) marked in the interior on the OS maps survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 4 January 2017

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