Ardeevin Fort, fairy fort in County Roscommon

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What is recorded here

At the crest of the NE-facing slope and towards the NW end of a broad NW-SE ridge. Oval grass-covered area (dims 45.8m NW-SE; 35.8m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2-3m; int. H 0.4-0.6m; ext. H 0.8-1.1m) which is incorporated into a field bank N-NE and WNW-NW. There is no visible fosse, but the entrance (Wth 1.4m) is at SE.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO027-043

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