Rinville, fairy fort or earthen ringfort in County Galway

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What is recorded here

On the crest of a ridge in pastureland. Classified by McCaffrey (1952, 143, no. 13) as a circular ‘Earthen fort’ (diam. c. 42.4m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The monument has been ploughed out and, apart from a slight hollow in the field, no visible surface trace survives. (Athy 1914, 138) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 10 April 2018

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA095-130

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