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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballymore East OR Corbally

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballymore East OR Corbally is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballymore East OR Corbally, County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular grass-covered area measures 36.5m north-south and 34.5m east-west at the bottom of a south-facing slope. An earthen bank and fosse define the west and northeast, while a scarp marks the remaining edge. Two other raths stand about 180m and 185m to the northwest and north.
At the bottom of a S-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 36.5m N-S; 34.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (at N: Wth 2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.1m; at W: Wth 4m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.9m) and fosse (Wth of base 2m; D 0.2m) W-NE, and by a scarp (H 0.6-0.7m) elsewhere. There is no visible entrance. Raths (RO009-005003-; RO009-005002-) are c. 180m and c. 185 to the NNW and N respectively. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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