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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cartroncarrowntogher

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cartroncarrowntogher is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cartroncarrowntogher, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a rise on a west-facing slope and presents a circular grass-covered dome measuring 26.7m east-northeast to west-southwest and 25m north-northwest to south-southwest. A low scarp, 0.3 to 0.4m high, runs along the west-northwest, east and south-west edges, while part of that boundary is now incorporated into a road bank. No fosse or entrance remains visible.
On a rise on a W-facing slope. Circular grass-covered domed area (diam. 26.7m ENE-WSW; 25m NNW-SSW) defined by a scarp (H 0.3-0.4m) WNW-E-SW which is incorporated into a road bank elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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