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Close to the summit on the lee side of the highest point of Inis Meáin. This Nat. Mon., known locally as Dún Fearbhaí or Mothar, is a well-preserved subrectangular cashel (L 27.35m; Wth 23.7m). Defined by a drystone wall with an internal terrace and a series of interconnecting steps. Entrance at E. (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 262-4; Anon. 1886b, 223; Westropp 1895, 271)
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
This monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 42.
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