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Ancient fortress hidden by trees found in park - and it's thousands of years old

An ancient fortress believed to be thousands of years old has been discovered in the ground under a popular play park.

Archaeologist Michael Gibbons discovered the bronze age building whilst carrying out field work in the Burren lowlands of County Galway in Ireland.

Measuring around 440 acres, the fortress is bounded on all sides by turloughs - a type of seasonal lake found only in Ireland near the River Shannon.

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