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Embanked enclosure in Runnabehy

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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At the W end of a low WNW-ESE ridge. Oval grass-covered area (dims 37m N-S; 33.5m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.8m at S to 1.2m at N) surrounded by a fosse (Wth of base 3.3-3.5m; D 0.1m at S). An outer overgrown bank (Wth 3.4m; int. H 0.4-0.6m; ext. H 0.6-0.9m) SW-NNW is replaced by a hedge NE-SE, while a WNW-ESE road skirts the perimeter at N. Man-made underground passage (RO009-052002-) was inside the perimeter at E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO009-052001

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  • Maker not stated on source page, www.thejournal.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, fi.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, heritageireland.ie
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Breda Durr / Roscommon Herald, www.roscommonherald.ie
  • Charlestown GAA (@CharlestownGAA) via HoganStand; individual photographer not stated, hoganstand.com
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