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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Galway

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on E-facing slope. Roughly circular area (diam. c. 25m) defined by scarped edge, with external fosse (D 0.4m; Wth 3.4m) at E. Scarp (H 1.05m; Wth 2m), best preserved along E arc, lowers towards S (H 0.4m). Dry-stone field wall runs tangentially to site at W. Interior slopes down to E. Most of interior and enclosing element are covered by dense overgrowth. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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