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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardakillin

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardakillin is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardakillin, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the crest of an east-west drumlin ridge and presents a subcircular grass-covered area measuring twenty-eight metres north-south and twenty-three metres east-west. An earthen bank and hedge define the boundary, while an outer fosse or drain appears southeast to south-southwest. Two entrances, one at east-northeast and one at northwest, provide access to the interior.
On the crest of an E-W drumlin ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 28m N-S; 23m E-W) defined by an earthen bank and hedge (Wth 2.3-3m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.4-0.8m), with an outer fosse or drain (Wth of base 1m; D 0.2m) SE-SSW. There are entrances at ENE (Wth 2.5m) and NW (Wth 2m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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