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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Boyanagh (roscommon By., Cloonyquin Ed) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Boyanagh (roscommon By., Cloonyquin Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular grass-covered area measures 36.8m east-west and 36m north-south at the west end of a low ridge. A scarp rises 1m to 2m around the edge, while a flat-bottomed fosse runs northeast to southeast beside an eastern ramp entrance. Another earthwork stands 250m northeast and a rath stands 250m northwest.
At the W end of a low E-W ridge in an E-W valley. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 36.8m E-W; 36m E-W), which slopes down to the N (H of slope 2.2m) and S (H of slope 2m), defined by a scarp (H 1m at S to 2m at W and N), with a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 10.7m; Wth of base 3.6m; int. D 1m; ext. D 0.5m) NE-SE which is reduced to a berm (Wth c. 8m) elsewhere. The ramp entrance (Wth 2m) is at E. Rath (RO022-058----) is c. 250m to the NNW and earthwork (RO022-059----) is c. 250m to the NE.
See the attached aerial view taken from the NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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