Rullagh Fort, fairy fort in County Galway

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What is recorded here

On a rise in undulating pastureland. This circular rath (diam. 30m), in fair condition, is defined by three banks and two intervening fosses. The inner bank is visible from NE to E and from S to SW. The inner fosse survives all round. The middle bank is extant from NW through E to SW, while the middle fosse is visible from SW to N. The outer bank only survives sporadically from SW to N. There is an entrance gap (Wth 4.6m) at SW.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA106-090

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