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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Beagh (trench)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Beagh (trench) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Beagh (trench), County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular enclosure measures about forty metres across and sits on a rise in a fairly level landscape. A single fosse defines the boundary except for a gap in the southwest and west, while Micheál Mac Gearailt first reported the visible cropmark.
Situated on a rise in a fairly level landscape. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) is visible on Digital Globe defined by a single fosse feature that is absent SW-W. It is also visible on OSI images (2005) and was first reported by Micheál Mac Gearailt. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 29 April, 2019

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