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<< Text Pages >> Fahy Fort - Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Galway

Submitted by KaiHofmann on Monday, 25 February 2013  Page Views: 1494

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Fahy Fort
Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Galway Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Clifden  Nearest Village: Fahy
Latitude: 53.499331N  Longitude: 10.111476W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4
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