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Fairy fort / ringfort

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On a ridge in grassland. Oval rath (NNE-SSW 37m, WNW-ESE 30m), in fair condition, defined by a bank from S through W to NNE; elsewhere a scarp forms the enclosing element. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA061-115

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Miguel Angel Masegosa Martínez, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
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  • Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
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