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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballymaglancy

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballymaglancy is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballymaglancy, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies an oval grass-covered area on a slight NE-facing slope of a broad plateau. An earthen bank defines the perimeter, while field banks attach to the north and northeast edges. A rath lies approximately 110m to the east-southeast.
On a slight NE-facing slope of a broad plateau. Oval grass-covered area (dims 26m N-S; 19m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.45m). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance, but field banks of field system (RO028-170002-) are attached to the perimeter at N and NE. Rath (RO028-174001-) is c. 110m to the ESE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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