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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Bohalas

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Bohalas is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Bohalas, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a subcircular grass-covered area 18 metres NE-SW and 16 metres NW-SE on a gentle west-facing slope. A low earthen bank 3.5 to 4.2 metres wide surrounds the space, while a north-south field wall slightly truncates the western edge. The site appears only on the 1915 edition of the OS 6-inch map.
Marked only on the 1915 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a gentle W-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 18m NE-SW; 16m NW-SE) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 3.5-4.2m; int. H 0.1-0.3m; ext. H 0.1-0.2m) NW-E-SW. There is no visible fosse or entrance, and it is truncated slightly by a N-S field wall at W. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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