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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Annaghmore (roscommon By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Annaghmore (roscommon By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Annaghmore (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a circular grass-covered area twenty-five metres across on a southern-facing slope shelf. An earthen bank and outer fosse define the western perimeter, while the eastern boundary no longer survives. The site appears only on the 1914 Ordnance Survey map and carries a preservation order under the National Monuments Acts.
Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a shelf of a S-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 25m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.9-3.1m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.5m) and outer fosse (Wth of top 3.4m; Wth of base 1.5m; D 0.3m) SW-W. The bank is incorporated into a field bank (at NE: Wth 3m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1m) NW-E, but the perimeter does not survive E-SW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 9/1987).

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