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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrigeenagappul (roscommon By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrigeenagappul (roscommon By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrigeenagappul (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a circular grass-covered area twenty metres across on the crest of a small east-west drumlin ridge. A slight scarp rising thirty centimetres defines the boundary of this probable rath. Another rath lies one hundred and seventy metres to the west-northwest, while a large enclosure stands one hundred and fifty metres to the north-east.
Visilbe on aerial photograph (OS: 4/2025), and situated on the crest towards the E end of a small E-W drumlin ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 20m) defined by a slight scarp (max. H 0.3m). It is probably a rath. Rath (RO022-161----) is c. 170m to the WNW and the large enclosure (RO022-138----) is c. 150m to the NE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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