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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Aghamannan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Aghamannan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Aghamannan, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a gentle southeast-facing slope at the eastern foot of a north-northeast to south-southwest ridge. A subcircular grass-covered area measures twenty-seven point seven metres east-west and twenty-three point four metres north-south. A flat-topped earthen bank surrounds three sides, separated by a complete fosse from an outer bank incorporated into an overgrown field bank.
On a gentle SE-facing slope at the E foot of a NNE-SSW ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 27.7m E-W; 23.4m N-S) defined by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth 3.5-4.6m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.1m) WNW-E-S separated by a complete fosse (Wth of top 4-5m; Wth of base 2-3m) from an outer bank incorporated into an overgrown field bank (Wth 2.3-2.7m; int. H 0.9-1.5m; ext. H 0.5-0.7m). There is a modern entrance at SW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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