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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardlavagh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardlavagh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardlavagh, County Roscommon, Ireland. The D-shaped grass-covered area measures about 48 metres north-east to south-west and 20 metres north-west to south-east on low-lying ground at the bottom of an east-facing drumlin slope. A curving earthen bank and scarp define the remaining structure, though a farmyard truncates the north-west half and no entrance or fosse is visible.
On low-lying, level ground at the bottom of the E-facing slope of a drumlin. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims c. 48m NE-SW; c. 20m NW-SE) defined by a curving earthen bank (Wth 4.3m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.6m) SE-SW and a curving scarp (H 0.5-0.7m) NE-SE, but a farmyard truncates the NW half of the monument. There is no visible fosse or entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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