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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardkeenagh (plunkett)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardkeenagh (plunkett) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardkeenagh (plunkett), County Roscommon, Ireland. The subcircular grass-covered area measures 28.8 metres east-west and 24.2 metres north-south, bounded by an earth and stone bank fused with a wider field bank. Modern entrances appear at the east, south and west, while another rath stands about 170 metres to the east.
Towards the top of the S-facing slope of an E-W ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 28.8m E-W; 24.2m N-S) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3-4m; int. H 0.3-0.8m; ext. H 0.4m) which is fused with a field bank (Wth 7m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.4m) of field system (RO028-025001-) NW-NE. There is no visible fosse but there are modern entrances at E, S and W. Rath (RO028-027----) is c. 170m to the E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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