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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrigans Park

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrigans Park is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrigans Park, County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular grass-covered area measures about 37m east-west and 36.4m north-south on a slight rise in a low-lying landscape. An earthen bank and shallow fosse define most of the perimeter, but no original entrance remains identifiable. Another rath lies roughly 170m to the south-southwest.
On a slight rise in a low-lying landscape. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 37m E-W; 36.4m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.4-5.4m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.2-0.4m) SE-W-NE, and a fosse (Wth of base 3.5m; D 0.1m) NW-NNE. There is no identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO039-005003-) is c. 170m to the SSW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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